Wild rats surround pair - it's as bad as it gets (2,5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ATWORST Wild rats surround pair - it's as bad as it gets (2,5) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 3, 2025
72% ABET Get in bad with? (4) New York Times Jul 22, 2026
68% NAMENAMES Be a rat (9) New York Times Aug 27, 2026
68% TATTLE Rat (on) (6) New York Times Aug 19, 2026
68% AMIDST Surrounded by (6) Newsday Aug 16, 2026
68% GEMINATED Paired with good artist Tracey on wild date (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 12, 2026
68% AMID Surrounded by (4) USA Today Aug 7, 2026
65% PESTS Rats and roaches (5) Universal Aug 27, 2026
65% SKATERS "Rats" with boards (7) Universal Aug 26, 2026
65% TOLDON Ratted out (6) Newsday Aug 22, 2026

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