What's needed maybe to be mother? To pater, mostly silly Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TEAPOT What's needed maybe to be mother? To pater, mostly silly (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 16, 2024
58% PATIENCE What's needed to endure comic opera by G&S (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 15, 2026
55% DAFT Silly (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 1, 2026
55% INANE Silly (5) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
55% JUSTTHETICKET Exactly what's needed (13) The Telegraph Quick Jan 12, 2026
55% IDIOMATIC Silly about mother in the vernacular (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 23, 2025
52% DOH "Silly me!" (3) New York Times Jan 31, 2026
52% FOLLY Silly behaviour (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 20, 2026
52% DAFTIE Silly sausage (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 17, 2026
52% GOOSE "Silly" bird (5) The Atlantic Jan 13, 2026

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