Cantankerous head dismissed, not employed for some time Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUSTY Cantankerous head dismissed, not employed for some time (5)
6% ORNERY Cantankerous (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 10, 2025
5% USE Employ (3) Newsday Nov 12, 2025
5% USED Employed (4) The Telegraph Quick Nov 11, 2025
5% AHOTMINUTE Quite some time, antonymously (10) New York Times Nov 11, 2025
5% SACK Dismiss (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Nov 7, 2025
5% BRUSHOFF Curtly dismiss (8) The Atlantic Nov 6, 2025
5% MISUSES Employs incorrectly (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 5, 2025
5% HEAVEHO Dismissal, informally (7) Universal Nov 1, 2025
5% TEMPO Time for some music (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 30, 2025
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