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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHYSTER Unscrupulous person reticent and mostly severe (7) The Times Cryptic Mar 3, 2025
2% TERSE Reticent about trees (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
2% CUT Sever (3) (3) Mirror Quick Jan 5, 2026
2% HARSH Severe (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 3, 2026
2% EACH A person (4) Newsday Jan 3, 2026
2% SCOTT "Severance" star Adam (5) LA Times Daily Dec 30, 2025
2% BASHED Criticized severely (6) USA Today Dec 29, 2025
2% WORKSFORPEANUTS Is severely underpaid (15) New York Times Dec 29, 2025
2% ROAST Reproach severely (5) The Times Concise Dec 25, 2025
2% RESERVED Reticent about first tennis shot by daughter (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 23, 2025

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