Former Conservative minister meets sailors in command Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Former Conservative minister meets sailors in command featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on October 16, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GOVERN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GOVERN Former Conservative minister meets sailors in command (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
3% THERESA Former prime minister May (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 6, 2025
3% LIZ Former prime minister Truss (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 23, 2025
2% COME Canine command (4) The Washington Post Mini Oct 13, 2025
2% SICEM Canine command (5) The Washington Post Mini Oct 13, 2025
2% IRISH Nationality of former Prime Minister, one moving to the far left (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 10, 2025
2% ORDER Command (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 8, 2025
2% TARS Sailors (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
2% TAR Sailor (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 7, 2025
2% WRIT Court command (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025

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