Bad act of wise man, imprisoning head monk heartlessly? (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SABOTAGE Bad act of wise man, imprisoning head monk heartlessly? (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 8, 2025
5% ABBOT Head of a group of monks (5) Puzzler Backwords Mar 10, 2026
5% FRIAR Monk (5) The Telegraph Quick Mar 7, 2026
5% SAGE Wise man (4) (4) Mirror Quick Feb 24, 2026
4% NUN Monk's counterpart (3) New York Times May 11, 2026
4% BEDE "Venerable" monk (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 10, 2026
4% SAGEST Most wise (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 7, 2026
4% SCRAPING Heartlessly getting rid of fiddling (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed May 7, 2026
4% SAGES Wise people (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 6, 2026
4% ASPERSE Slander, heartlessly audacious in itself (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic May 6, 2026

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