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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PIONEERED Took the lead from sanctimonious individual left holding drug (9) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 2, 2023
2% LONE Individual (4) Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026
2% LEFT Took off (4) LA Times Daily May 7, 2026
2% WON Took the title (3) Thomas Joseph May 6, 2026
2% SAT Took a chair (3) Commuter May 6, 2026
2% NARC Drug buster (4) New York Times May 5, 2026
2% PER Individually (3) Thomas Joseph Apr 30, 2026
2% ADOPTED Took home from a pound, say (7) Universal Apr 30, 2026
2% PIPER Sanctimonious salesperson rejected smoker (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Apr 30, 2026
2% OPIUM Drug derived from poppies (5) LA Times Mini Apr 28, 2026

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