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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CODED Used a substitution cipher, perhaps (5)
7% CODE Cipher (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 12, 2025
6% SCRIP Cheese substitute? (5) LA Times Daily Oct 18, 2025
6% SLEDS Uses a coaster, perhaps (5) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
6% PAY Use Venmo, perhaps (3)
6% SEITAN Meat substitute (6) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2025
6% ALTERNATE Substitute (9) USA Today Sep 27, 2025
6% LIEU In __ of (substituting for) (4) Newsday Aug 5, 2025
5% DOSE Capful, perhaps (4) LA Times Daily Nov 20, 2025
5% WAS Used to be (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 19, 2025
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