What one cannot retain and consume, one is told (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CAKE What one cannot retain and consume, one is told (4) (4)
7% EAT Consume in one attempt (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Oct 7, 2026
6% NEITHER Not that one or this one (7) The Times Concise Nov 9, 2026
6% KEEP Retain (4) USA Today Oct 30, 2026
6% MYSELF One to one? (6) The Times Cryptic Oct 20, 2026
6% OPERATING One consumed by blasted pager not working (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 13, 2026
6% HAD Retained (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 2, 2026
5% UNIT One (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 9, 2026
5% ATE Consumed (3) Boston Globe Mini Nov 8, 2026
5% LETSITFLY Says exactly what's on one's mind (9) Universal Nov 1, 2026
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