By virtue of being queen, starts to use authority Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue By virtue of being queen, starts to use authority featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on October 21, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is QUA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% QUA By virtue of being queen, starts to use authority (3) The Times Cryptic Oct 21, 2025
6% MERITS Intrinsic virtues (6) The Times Concise Sep 15, 2025
6% ISA "Patience ___ virtue" (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 2, 2025
5% CAPOTE US author back in the top academy (6) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 21, 2025
5% ELSA "Frozen" queen (4) New York Times Oct 21, 2025
5% HER ___ Majesty the queen (3)
5% ROYAL Fit for a queen (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 11, 2025
5% ONSETS Starts (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
5% HERA Olympian queen (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025
5% NOOR Jordanian queen (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025

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