Be candidate, popular, as deputy Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STAND-IN Be candidate, popular, as deputy (8)
7% NOMINEE Candidate (7) The Times Concise Oct 6, 2025
7% AIDE Deputy (4) Premier Sunday Aug 31, 2025
6% HIT Popular song (3) Commuter Nov 24, 2025
6% PEROT Reform Party candidate of 1996 (5) The Washington Post Mini Nov 21, 2025
6% SLATE List of candidates (5) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
6% CONTRARY "___ to popular belief . . ." (8) USA Today Nov 13, 2025
6% TOO Ignoring extremists, was candidate also (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 11, 2025
6% OPENER More candid cricketer? (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
6% NUMBERTWO Unfeeling, wrote off deputy (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
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