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% TEN Start of 3-Down (3) Thomas Joseph Dec 31, 2025
6% HIGHFASHION Haute couture, and a hint to the starts of 3-, 9-, 27- and 30-Down (11) Universal Oct 28, 2025
5% IGA ___ Swiatek, Polish tennis player (3) (3) The Sun Mini Jan 1, 2026
5% TIP Hint (3) New York Times Dec 31, 2025
5% ALLIMPORTANT Crucial (3-9) (12) Mirror Classic Dec 30, 2025
5% SUNDOWN Start of twilight (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Dec 30, 2025
5% LOWDOWN see 3 Down (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Dec 29, 2025
5% LAY Put down (3) (3) Mirror Quick Dec 29, 2025
5% HOTPOTATO Tricky problem * (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 28, 2025

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