Akira __, Japanese film-maker whose works include Ran (1985) (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KUROSAWA Akira __, Japanese film-maker whose works include Ran (1985) (8) (8) The Guardian Weekend Feb 8, 2025
6% ANIME Japanese film genre (5) Commuter Dec 20, 2025
6% SANYO Japanese TV maker (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 25, 2025
5% GALLOPED Girl ran, ran fast (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 20, 2025
5% CREATOR Maker (7) Puzzler Backwords Dec 18, 2025
5% HITASNAG Ran into problems (8) Universal Dec 16, 2025
5% AKIRA Groundbreaking 1988 Japanese animated action film (5) New York Times Dec 16, 2025
5% DUA Singer whose hits include Be the One and Levitating (3,4) (3) The Guardian Weekend Dec 13, 2025
5% TOOK Ran off with (4) USA Today Dec 10, 2025
5% ADD Include (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025

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