A fancy thing leader demolished in passing reference (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALLUSION A fancy thing leader demolished in passing reference (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
6% RASE Completely demolish (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025
6% RASES Demolishes, in Dover (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 6, 2025
6% RAZES Demolishes (5) Universal Oct 14, 2025
5% CREPE Fancy pancake (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025
5% MANORS Fancy homes (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 11, 2025
5% GALA Fancy party (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 9, 2025
5% COIFS Fancy dos (5) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
5% LIKE Fancy (4) New York Times Dec 5, 2025
5% ESTATES Fancy properties (7) Universal Nov 25, 2025

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