Very, very good occupying tavern, but to no effect (2,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INVAIN Very, very good occupying tavern, but to no effect (2,4) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 24, 2025
7% MOLTO "___ bene" (Italian for "very good") (5) New York Times Mini Mar 13, 2026
7% OHSO Very, very (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 4, 2026
7% MUY "___ bien!" ("Very good!" in Spanish) (3)
7% SCILICET Forsooth, very good, doubtless (8) The Times O Tempora Feb 7, 2026
7% EVERSO Very very (6) Newsday Jan 16, 2026
7% MERE Very (4) The Atlantic Jan 9, 2026
6% ASHY Very pale (4) Newsday Mar 10, 2026
6% ARID Very dry (4) TV Mar 8, 2026
6% MISERLY Very stingy (7) Commuter Mar 4, 2026

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