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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OLYMPIAN Top athlete's main ploy when running (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 16, 2024
6% RUSE Ploy (4) USA Today Jan 24, 2026
5% CAPON Running after top chicken (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Jan 30, 2026
5% BGAME Competition for athlete development (5) The Atlantic Jan 27, 2026
5% ALI Athlete known as "The Greatest" (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 27, 2026
5% GRINDTOAHALT Stop - when the pepper runs out? (5,2,1,4) (12) The Guardian Quiptic Jan 25, 2026
5% SEQUENCE Run (8) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 25, 2026
5% AHOY Main greeting (4) New York Times Jan 24, 2026
5% UTE Big 12 athlete (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 22, 2026
5% APEX Top (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 18, 2026

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