Criminals being executed? They start off being first rankers Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROOKS Criminals being executed? They start off being first rankers (5)
6% BEGIN Start being eccentric (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 24, 2025
5% SPRITE Nimble supernatural being (6) The Times Concise Nov 26, 2025
5% UNDERFIRE Being criticised (9) The Telegraph Quick Nov 24, 2025
5% INTO *Being pulled (4) Universal Nov 21, 2025
5% DEITY Divine being (5)
5% FOOLMEONCE Start (and end?) of a saying about being duped (10) Universal Nov 19, 2025
5% RETROCHIC In after being out (9) Universal Nov 15, 2025
5% ELEMENTAL Being basic (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 9, 2025
5% COT Basis for lying to head off complaints being raised (3) The Times Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
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