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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANOINTED Chose as a successor (8) Wall Street Journal Feb 14, 2017
4% OPTED Chose (5) New York Times Apr 13, 2026
3% ADOPTED Endorsed American Democrat chose (7) The Telegraph Cryptic May 5, 2026
3% HUA ___ Guofeng, successor to Mao Zedong (3) New York Times Apr 29, 2026
3% RECAST Chose a replacement actor (6) Puzzler Backwords Apr 24, 2026
3% CHEVIOTS Pervert chose ITV2 (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 23, 2026
3% HEIRS Royal family successors (5)
3% OBAMA Bush successor (5) Newsday Apr 12, 2026
3% ABBAS Arafat successor (5) Newsday Apr 3, 2026
3% CDS Successors of tapes (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 24, 2026

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