After change of leader in Russian government, defect Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GREMLIN After change of leader in Russian government, defect (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 15, 2020
6% LENIN Russian leader (5) (5) Mirror Quick Aug 12, 2026
6% MESSAGES Reports a government's leader in failures (8) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 4, 2026
6% KREMLIN Russian government (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Jul 8, 2026
6% FIRSTMINISTER Government leader (5,8) (13) The Guardian Quick Jul 3, 2026
5% VODKA Russian drink (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 14, 2026
5% ALTERED Changed (7) USA Today Aug 6, 2026
5% MISRULE Bad governance (7) Commuter Aug 4, 2026
5% QUIETRIDE "… and the defective speaker system?" (9) New York Times Aug 2, 2026
5% INUTERO Route changed after during and before delivery (7) The Times Cryptic Jul 31, 2026

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