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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BAITED Tried to provoke (6) USA Today Jul 18, 2025
4% BAITS Provokes (5) LA Times Daily Dec 24, 2025
4% INCITE Provoke (6) Universal Dec 22, 2025
3% RETOOK Tried to improve one's score on, perhaps (6) LA Times Daily Jan 16, 2026
3% VIES Tries for first place, say (4)
3% RITES Tries out religious ceremonies (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 12, 2026
3% ENZYME In frenzy, meaning one will provoke reactions (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
3% TOASTED Tried eating duck lightly browned (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
3% SWATS Tries for flies (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 8, 2026
3% ROUEN Where Joan of Arc was tried (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 3, 2026

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