The top of carpet pile must be tacky Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHEAP The top of carpet pile must be tacky (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 22, 2018
3% HEAPS Piles (5) USA Today Oct 5, 2025
3% STICKY Tacky (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Aug 23, 2025
2% AREA Carpeting calculation (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2025
2% HEAP Messy pile (4) Universal Oct 20, 2025
2% OWE Must pay (3) Universal Oct 20, 2025
2% NEED Must-have (4) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
2% LIDS Tops (4) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
2% UPPER Top (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 19, 2025
2% LIMO Red carpet vehicle, for short (4)

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