What might be scary, except for hospital nurse (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TREAT What might be scary, except for hospital nurse (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 3, 2024
6% STELLAR Exceptional (7) Commuter Feb 28, 2026
6% STEPONIT What one might do seeing scary spider? Leg it! (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 24, 2026
6% RARE Exceptional (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 18, 2026
6% UNLESS Except if (6) Newsday Feb 4, 2026
5% STAYMAD Nurse a grudge (7) LA Times Daily Mar 6, 2026
5% WARD Nurse's workplace (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 4, 2026
5% SIP Nurse (3) New York Times Mar 1, 2026
5% SLING What might support an arm (5) New York Times Mar 1, 2026
5% FRAME What a painting might go in (5) New York Times Midi Feb 27, 2026

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