Criticise list of potential candidates (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SLATE Criticise list of potential candidates (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 9, 2025
9% SLATES Lists of candidates (6) USA Today Apr 5, 2026
7% EMILYS ___ List (PAC for Democratic female candidates) (6) New York Times Apr 21, 2026
6% BUD Potential leaf (3) Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026
6% SAP Potential syrup (3) Eugene Sheffer May 21, 2026
6% NOMINEE Candidate (7) The Times Sunday Concise May 17, 2026
6% ECOLI Potentially dangerous bug (5) The Telegraph Plusword May 14, 2026
6% ABETS Encourages, potentially illegally (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 11, 2026
6% OLSON Kaitlin of "High Potential" (5) LA Times Daily May 3, 2026
6% INTEGER Prime candidate? (7) Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

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