Wind it up, being an eccentric sort of person (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRANK Wind it up, being an eccentric sort of person (5) (5)
7% KOOKY Eccentric (5) New York Times Sep 14, 2025
6% ILKS Sorts (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 15, 2025
6% MSS They might wind up in a slush pile: abbr. (3) The Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
6% STRAW One might wind up in the drink (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
6% ILK Sort (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
6% ABIT Sort of (4) Universal Oct 4, 2025
6% DOTTY A little eccentric (5) LA Times Daily Sep 23, 2025
6% INASENSE Sort of (8) Premier Sunday Sep 14, 2025
6% TYPE Sort (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
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