Escape finishes after leader of desperados falls (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DESCENDS Escape finishes after leader of desperados falls (8) (8)
5% SEASON Spring or fall (6) Commuter Dec 19, 2025
5% RUN Manage to escape (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 18, 2025
5% ENDAT Be finished by (5) Newsday Dec 18, 2025
5% ENDS Finishes (4) LA Times Daily Dec 15, 2025
5% LAZE Idle leader removed from finish (4) (4) The Guardian Quiptic Dec 14, 2025
5% SLEETS Winter falls (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
5% DONE "Finished!" (4) Universal Dec 10, 2025
5% RIFT Falling-out (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 10, 2025
5% BOBBYDAZZLER Rowdy spree with leader delayed after policeman finally finished striking individual (12) The Times Cryptic Dec 5, 2025
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