Firing honest, outstanding intellectuals often ends disastrously Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHOOTING Firing honest, outstanding intellectuals often ends disastrously (8)
4% PROFOUND Intellectually deep expert discovered (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
4% CONFLAGRATION Fire (13) The Telegraph Quick Jan 5, 2026
4% POLYMATH Intellectual in various fields (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Dec 31, 2025
4% LIT On fire (3) Universal Dec 29, 2025
4% NINES Price-ending digits, often (5) New York Times Dec 27, 2025
4% ONE Honest about quantity (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Dec 27, 2025
4% TRAGIC Disastrous time with smoke returning (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Dec 24, 2025
4% AMEN Prayer's end, often (4)
4% BESTOWED Given outstanding, outstanding! (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 18, 2025
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