Changing direction initially, Asian country makes a bit of a bloomer Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SEPAL Changing direction initially, Asian country makes a bit of a bloomer (5) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 30, 2022
6% SRI ___ Lanka, Asian country (3)
6% SRILANKA Asian country (3,5) (8) The Guardian Quick Dec 10, 2025
6% VEERED Changed direction (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 2, 2025
6% INDIA Asian country (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 7, 2025
5% UEYS Changes of direction, down under (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 9, 2026
5% ALTERS Makes changes to (6) Newsday Jan 5, 2026
5% VEER Change direction (4) (4) Mirror Quick Jan 4, 2026
5% EDIT Make changes to (4) Universal Jan 3, 2026
5% EMIGRES They leave their country, changing regimes (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 1, 2026

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