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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DESPOT Cruel tyrant kills editor on return (6) The Times Cryptic May 31, 2022
3% NERO Cruel tyrant. (4)
2% SLAY Kill, as a dragon (4) Commuter Jul 14, 2026
2% LEADER Article by the newspaper editor (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 13, 2026
2% BLAIR "Cruel Intentions" actress Selma (5) Universal Jul 10, 2026
2% SPEED Regularly is upset by editor's career (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 7, 2026
2% HERBICIDE Weed-killing chemical (9) The Times Specialist Jul 6, 2026
2% LEE Harper ___, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird" (3) New York Times Mini Jul 6, 2026
2% SLEW Killed, as a dragon (4) Commuter Jul 4, 2026
2% TINABROWN Former editor of Vanity Fair (9) Eugene Sheffer Jun 30, 2026

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