The ugly duckling, as it turns out Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SWAN The ugly duckling, as it turns out (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2021
7% CYGNET Ugly duckling? (6)
6% UGLY Like a fairy tale duckling (4) LA Times Daily Oct 29, 2025
6% DRAKE Duckling's dad (5) Newsday Aug 25, 2025
6% ANDERSEN 'The Ugly Duckling' author (8) USA Today Mar 5, 2019
6% SWANS Adult ugly ducklings (5)
5% PEST Pets turn out to be vermin (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
5% LUMPSUM Payment for awful mumps turning up, oddly ugly at first (4,3) (7) Mirror Cryptic Oct 30, 2025
5% MERCILESS Crime turned out not quite so uncharitable (9) (9) Mirror Cryptic Oct 30, 2025
5% MELTONMOWBRAY Town memorably turning out its pork pies (13) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 29, 2025

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