Deer in pain pursued by leader of louts (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Deer in pain pursued by leader of louts (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 17, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SOREL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOREL Deer in pain pursued by leader of louts (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 17, 2026
6% CHASE Pursue (5) The Telegraph Mini Aug 7, 2026
6% YOBBO Lout (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Aug 7, 2026
6% OAF Lout (3) Puzzler Backwords Jul 1, 2026
6% APE Lout (3) Wall Street Journal Jun 3, 2026
5% ELK Large deer (3) LA Times Daily Sep 16, 2026
5% HART Male deer (4) The Telegraph Mini Sep 13, 2026
5% STAG Male deer (4) USA Today Sep 12, 2026
5% STAGS Male deer (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 2, 2026
5% BUCOLIC Rural leaders in Berkshire unwell with stomach pains (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 1, 2026

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