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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THUG Time to embrace ruffian (4) The Times Cryptic Jul 26, 2023
3% ERA Particular time embraced by veteran (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 30, 2026
3% CUBHUGS *Warm embraces (7) Wall Street Journal Jul 18, 2026
3% LEANINTO Embrace, as inconvenience (8) Newsday Jul 12, 2026
3% HUG Embrace (3) Eugene Sheffer Jun 18, 2026
3% BULLYBOYS Hired ruffians (9) (9) Mirror Classic Jun 3, 2026
3% TIGHTER Faster animal embracing hard time (7) The Times Cryptic May 14, 2026
2% ERST At one time, at one time (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 25, 2026
2% NITE Time on marquees (4) Newsday Jul 24, 2026
2% MIDDAY Lunch time (6) Newsday Jul 23, 2026

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