He took the staff to rule in biblical times (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEROD He took the staff to rule in biblical times (5) (5)
7% ROD He's on the staff (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Mar 7, 2026
6% ARE "Rules ___ rules" (3) Universal Feb 23, 2026
6% ATE Took in (3) New York Times Feb 20, 2026
6% CUBIT Forearm length, in biblical times (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 28, 2026
6% CHEATED He acted badly and broke rules (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 22, 2026
6% MESS Confusion among Times staff (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
5% SAUL Biblical king (4) Eugene Sheffer Mar 10, 2026
5% NOAH Biblical mariner (4) Newsday Mar 8, 2026
5% SHARP Staff symbol (5) Thomas Joseph Mar 7, 2026
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