Eastern leader drops off to the back (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASTERN Eastern leader drops off to the back (6) (6)
8% EMIR Middle Eastern leader (4) USA Today Mar 19, 2026
8% RECEDES Drops off (7) Newsday Jan 29, 2026
8% CLOSEONESEYES Drop off? * (13) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 13, 2026
7% SEE Drop in (on) (3) The Atlantic Apr 10, 2026
7% ECHOING Imitating Eastern Church by going without leader (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 10, 2026
7% LENIENCE Soviet leader keeps eastern church in clemency (8) (8) Mirror Cryptic Apr 10, 2026
7% TONGA American leader of government not backing country (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Apr 6, 2026
7% TAO Eastern philosophy (3) New York Times Apr 4, 2026
7% PEASANT Worker in Nice dropping off student (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 30, 2026
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