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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPTIMISING Using best pipe to chase work-shy? Not quite (10) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 21, 2015
5% BGAME Not quite one's best effort (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 9, 2026
5% COY Shy, demure (3) The Times Concise Mar 5, 2026
5% FOREMOST The best method of working in wooded area (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 2, 2026
5% RETIRES Permanently quits working (7) Commuter Feb 19, 2026
5% ELL Pipe bend (3) Thomas Joseph Feb 11, 2026
5% RUBBISH Terrible massage with work-shy member of the clergy (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Feb 10, 2026
5% TIMID Shy (5) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026
4% TWICE "Once bitten, ___ shy" (5) USA Today Mar 13, 2026
4% ESTATE Quite a lot? (6) New York Times Mar 13, 2026

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