| Elite rule |
The Times Sunday Concise |
31 Aug 2025 |
| A small group of people with control over a state (9) |
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| Select few that govern oil supply beginning to get sore about resistance |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Jun 2025 |
| Government by a small group of people (9) |
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| Powerful caucus controlling state of crude oil - cunning, extremely greedy groups (9) |
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| Middle of sturdy bridge crossed by extremely grumpy country runners |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Feb 2025 |
| Form of government where power lies with a small group (9) |
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| Holy Craig topples elite government (9) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
21 Dec 2024 |
| Government by a select few (9) |
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| Few will be involved in this kind of government (9) |
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| There aren't many rulers in this state (9) |
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| Few take part in this rule (9) |
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| A coy girl unhappily accepting Heath's first minority government |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Jul 2024 |
| Ruling class roll cigars after tossing wrappings on Cape hotel lobby, finally |
The Times Cryptic |
30 May 2024 |
| Government style (9) |
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| Government by a few |
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| Form of government in which power rests with a small number of people (9) |
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| Government by a few one might charily go for (9) |
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| Form of government that may make one go charily |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Jun 2023 |
| As a rule, its leaders are unlikely to get to number ten |
The Times Cryptic |
08 May 2023 |
| Walls of church wiped with oily rag irked leading group |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 May 2023 |
| Government by a small exclusive class |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
23 May 2022 |
| Rule by a small group |
New York Times |
06 Dec 2021 |
| “Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant ____ of those who merely happen to be walking about” (GK Chesterton) |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
29 Aug 2021 |
| Rule exercised by limited company? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Nov 2020 |
| System of rule in chaos — go charily |
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| Go with a richly varied social system |
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| Gay choir formed around end of April, a powerful group |
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| . Holy cigar smoked in a state governed by a small exclusive class |
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| Perhaps go charily with this form of rule |
The Guardian Quiptic |
23 Jul 2018 |
| Perhaps go charily with this form of rule |
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| Rule of the few |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 May 2018 |
| Kind of government formed by rich guys only — every odd aristocrat basically |
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| Political system of government by a few people |
Irish Times Simplex |
11 Apr 2017 |
| Government's potentially rich goal unknown |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Feb 2016 |
| Rule established by limited company? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Jan 2016 |
| Holy Craig topples elite government |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Nov 2015 |
| Government by the few |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Nov 2015 |
| Orwell's "1984" Inner Party is one |
LA Times Daily |
17 Sep 2015 |
| Garlic production in Ohio in first year is run by small number of people |
Irish Times Crosaire |
16 Mar 2015 |
| Orwell's "1984" Inner Party is one |
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| As a rule, check oily rag's been flicked round |
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| Ancient Athens's Thirty Tyrants, e.g. |
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