Working with numbers, put in ten, as an eight is wrong Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANAESTHETISING Working with numbers, put in ten, as an eight is wrong (14) The Telegraph Cryptic May 1, 2016
6% DECIMAL Claimed to be working in tens (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
6% AUG Month number eight, for short (3)
6% USE Put to work (3)
6% ADDS Puts ten and ten together (4)
6% USES Puts to work (4) LA Times Daily Nov 3, 2025
6% PMS Number Ten residents (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
5% ERRING Wrong (6) Eugene Sheffer Jan 9, 2026
5% ACHT Eight, in German (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 8, 2026
5% ARMS An octopus has eight of these (4)

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