Tricky tennis returns, and a hint to the starts of 3-, 7-, 9- and 24-Down Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DROPSHOTS Tricky tennis returns, and a hint to the starts of 3-, 7-, 9- and 24-Down (9) Wall Street Journal Jan 18, 2022
6% HIGHFASHION Haute couture, and a hint to the starts of 3-, 9-, 27- and 30-Down (11) Universal Oct 28, 2025
5% ATM 24/7 cash dispenser: Abbr. (3)
5% CLUE Hint (4) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
5% TRACE Hint (5) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
5% PUT Set down (3) (3) The Sun Mini Dec 7, 2025
5% TON Not returning a great deal (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Dec 6, 2025
5% PEARSON see 24 Across (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Dec 5, 2025
5% INCA Former resident of 24 Down (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 4, 2025
5% LIVECAM Provider of 24/7 streaming views (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 3, 2025

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