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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHAMPION York's first-rate defender (8) The Times Sunday Cryptic Jul 20, 2025
6% AONE First-rate (4) Newsday Dec 1, 2025
5% ACS Units rated in BTUs (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 27, 2026
5% ASSESS Rate (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 26, 2026
5% COUNTERFEITER Defendant in double jeopardy (13) Newsday Jan 24, 2026
5% TVMA 17+ rating (4) Universal Jan 20, 2026
5% PACE Runner's rate (4)
5% MOREANDMORE At a steadily increasing rate (11) Newsday Jan 13, 2026
5% SLR The Zeiss Contakt S was one of the first ____ cameras with a pentaprism (3) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 11, 2026
5% ECONO Cut-rate, in adspeak (5) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026

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