They've "licked the soup from the cooks' own ladles" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RATS They've "licked the soup from the cooks' own ladles" (4) The Times Cryptic Apr 15, 2015
66% SCOOP Ladle (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 16, 2025
63% TASTES Takes a lick of (6) USA Today Jan 1, 2026
60% SPOON Ladle, e.g. (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 2, 2025
57% HAS Owns (3) LA Times Daily Jan 22, 2026
54% USED Pre-owned (4) Newsday Feb 1, 2026
54% OREO "Twist, lick, dunk" cookie (4)
54% POT Soup cooker (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 27, 2026
54% BROTH Soup liquid (5) LA Times Daily Jan 26, 2026
54% BISQUE Rich soup (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 25, 2026

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