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 Aug 8, 2026
5% RURALISTS Those out-of-town rush trails - rambling but not hard (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 16, 2026
5% ARMOR Knight's wear (5) New York Times Sep 15, 2026
5% SIR Title for a knight (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 14, 2026
5% STEEDS They carry knights (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 13, 2026
5% LANCE Knight stick? (5) Universal Sep 10, 2026
5% SIRS Knights' titles (4)
5% WAKE Speedboat's trail (4) USA Today Sep 6, 2026
5% ASHOTINTHEDARKKNIGHT Dark Knight (20) New York Times Sep 6, 2026

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