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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAYOR Council leader runs one of 20's counties first (5) The Times Cryptic Jan 29, 2016
3% LENIN First Soviet leader (5) Newsday Dec 16, 2025
3% SOVIET Council, in Russian (6) New York Times Dec 5, 2025
3% SYNOD Religious council (5) LA Times Mini Dec 5, 2025
3% MAYO County council's leader not all there (4) The Sun Two Speed May 8, 2018
2% SLR The Zeiss Contakt S was one of the first ____ cameras with a pentaprism (3) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 11, 2026
2% DADE Miami-__ County (4) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
2% NORFOLK English county (7) The Telegraph Quick Jan 10, 2026
2% GAIN Not for the first time, 20% is skimmed off top as profit (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
2% TRIPPER Tourist runs into one giving gratuities (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 8, 2026

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