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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELI Whitney who patented the cotton gin (3) New York Times Dec 1, 2022
3% CLEAR Patent (5) Newsday Jul 11, 2026
2% LIGAMENT Venison, perhaps, wrapped in cotton tissue (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 8, 2026
2% TEL Graham Bell's patent, for short (3)
2% CHINTZ Patterned cotton fabric with a glazed finish (6) The Times Concise Sep 4, 2026
2% CHINOOK Native American agreed to put on cotton cloth (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 2, 2026
2% DINGIEST Gin diet's crazy - and most dull! (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 1, 2026
2% KNOW "How Will I ___," 1985 song by Whitney Houston that was originally written for Janet Jackson, who skipped the upbeat love song (4)
2% CHINO Cotton twill fabric (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 28, 2026
2% TOBACCONIST Shopkeeper replacing basic cotton (11) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 26, 2026

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