A knight trailing behind king, hard ruler Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue A knight trailing behind king, hard ruler last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is KHAN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KHAN A knight trailing behind king, hard ruler (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 1, 2021
7% LAG Trail behind (3) Commuter Feb 25, 2026
5% PEANUT Trail mix bit (6) Thomas Joseph Apr 4, 2026
5% YORE Days of knights? (4) The Atlantic Apr 2, 2026
5% LANCELOT Round Table knight who betrayed King Arthur (8) New York Times Mar 30, 2026
5% LANCE Knight's weapon (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 30, 2026
5% KNEELS Prepares to be knighted (6) New York Times Mar 25, 2026
5% EMIR Muslim ruler (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 23, 2026
5% GORP Trail mix (4) USA Today Mar 22, 2026
5% OWE Be behind (3) New York Times Mar 21, 2026

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