Earlier he could have deputised for the abbot (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRIOR Earlier he could have deputised for the abbot (5) (5)
5% SOONER Earlier (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 18, 2026
4% INERRAT He wanders in (7) The Times O Tempora Mar 21, 2026
4% IHAVEEYES "Anyone could see that" (9) USA Today Mar 21, 2026
4% ONTO "He's ___ something!" ("He discovered something") (4)
4% NOT Ernest Hemingway's "To Have and Have ___" (3) New York Times Mar 9, 2026
4% OWN Have (3) Premier Sunday Mar 8, 2026
4% AMEN "Could not agree more" (4) LA Times Daily Mar 5, 2026
4% KIPPERS Fish - these could be in the sack (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 3, 2026
4% OLD From an earlier time (3)
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