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)
6% POSSE Group chasing a desperado (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 30, 2025
5% HOUDINI Famed escape artist (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2025
5% DONE Finished (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
5% TOPSPOT Position of leader no different after overthrow (3,4) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 15, 2025
5% HAYRIDE Fall event (7) Thomas Joseph Oct 15, 2025
5% ENDS Finishes (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 14, 2025
5% SEASON Fall, for one (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 13, 2025
5% LAM On the -- (escaping) (3) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
5% COLLAPSE Fall apart (8) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 12, 2025
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