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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OFF THE RECORD Unofficially failing to beat previous best (14) The Times Cryptic Jun 3, 2022
2% BOMBS Fails spectacularly (5) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 7, 2025
2% WAS As ---, in a previous state (3) The Times Concise Dec 6, 2025
2% TOMTOMS They take a beating (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 6, 2025
2% OUTDO Best (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 3, 2025
2% ELSE "If all ___ fails" (4)
2% ELITE Best of the best (5) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
2% IDEALLY At best (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 1, 2025
2% CLOBBERED Beat badly (9) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
2% CLUB Disco beat (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 28, 2025

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