Ancient Egyptian surveying and timekeeping instrument which used the stars, not the sun (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MERKHET Ancient Egyptian surveying and timekeeping instrument which used the stars, not the sun (7) (7)
6% PHARAOH Ancient Egyptian king (7) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
6% RA Egyptian sun god (2) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2025
6% VIOLS Ancient instruments (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 3, 2025
6% HORUS Egyptian sun god (5) Premier Sunday Aug 31, 2025
5% LYRE Ancient stringed instrument (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 1, 2025
5% CLOCK Notice timekeeper (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 30, 2025
5% WEST Direction in which the sun sets (4) The Telegraph Mini Sep 17, 2025
5% CITHARA Ancient instrument - store it in cleaner area (7) The Times Cryptic Sep 8, 2025
5% CLEO Ancient Egyptian queen, informally (4) Universal Sep 3, 2025
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