Conceited and terrible ruler, one being put down Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VAIN Conceited and terrible ruler, one being put down (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 14, 2017
7% IVAN "Terrible" ruler (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
6% LAY Put down (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025
6% DIS Put down (3) USA Today Nov 5, 2025
6% LAND Put down (4) Newsday Oct 4, 2025
5% TYPEWRITER One puts down style used by novelist? (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
5% DEFER Put off being freed indefinitely (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
5% STAKE Put down, as a wager... and a synonym for 31a (5)
5% EGO The golfer's conceit (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Nov 2, 2025
5% WORDGAME Where tiles may be put down (8) Newsday Nov 1, 2025

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