Communist leader, guzzling sherries, disposing of Nationalist criminal (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Communist leader, guzzling sherries, disposing of Nationalist criminal (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 22, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MAFIOSO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAFIOSO Communist leader, guzzling sherries, disposing of Nationalist criminal (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 22, 2026
4% PAPERPLATES Disposable picnic dishes (11) Newsday Jan 21, 2026
4% FINO Dry sherry (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 15, 2026
4% PED Disposable sock (3) LA Times Daily Jan 10, 2026
4% EATLIKEAHORSE Guzzle greedily - from nosebag? (3,4,1,5) (13) The Guardian Quick Jan 10, 2026
4% BIC Disposable lighter brand (3)
4% PERP Criminal, to cops (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 6, 2026
4% SALE Special disposal (4) Newsday Jan 3, 2026
4% ACCUSAL Involving leader of criminals, deviously casual charge (7) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 30, 2025
4% FELONS Criminals (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 23, 2025

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