Unexpected deficit, and a description of 3-, 5-, 7- and 30-Down Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHORTFALL Unexpected deficit, and a description of 3-, 5-, 7- and 30-Down (9) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2024
5% LABEL Attach a description to (5) (5) Puzzler Jan 10, 2026
5% LUCAS Creator of 3-Down (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 8, 2026
5% DARKHORSE Unexpected winner (9) USA Today Jan 6, 2026
5% EXPRESS see 3 Down (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Jan 5, 2026
5% TEN Start of 3-Down (3) Thomas Joseph Dec 31, 2025
5% GODOT see 7 Down (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Dec 30, 2025
5% CRYPTIC Descriptive of mysterious puzzle? (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

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