Head of state, bent into shape, pursued austerity Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCRIMPED Head of state, bent into shape, pursued austerity (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 20, 2016
5% SPARTAN Austere (7) (7) Mirror Classic Nov 1, 2026
5% TABLESPOONFUL 15ml of soup, all bent out of shape (13) (13) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 29, 2026
5% GOAFTER Pursue (7) Universal Oct 17, 2026
5% CHASE Pursue (5) New York Times Sep 28, 2026
5% STERN Austere (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 21, 2026
5% IRKED Bent out of shape, say (5) The Atlantic Aug 2, 2026
4% PLIABLE Easily bent (7) (7) The Sun Mini Nov 5, 2026
4% FIT In shape (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 5, 2026
4% CHASES Pursues on the run (6) Newsday Nov 4, 2026

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