Drunken head of orphanage in Dickens ending in penury Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BOOZY Drunken head of orphanage in Dickens ending in penury (5) The Times Cryptic Nov 5, 2021
2% SPREE Peer's drunken romp (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Jan 27, 2026
2% TRAP Catch drunken prat (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jan 25, 2026
2% TRAIPSE Drunken pirates move nonchalantly (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Jan 24, 2026
2% NOGGIN Head (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 17, 2026
2% ODDS __ and ends (4) Commuter Jan 13, 2026
2% NOVEL Dickens work (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 12, 2026
2% NELL Girl in a shop in a Dickens book (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
2% FROTH Beer's head (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 10, 2026
2% BONCE Head, slangily (5) The Telegraph Mini Jan 10, 2026

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