Hold sway in ruling over nations (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GOVERN Hold sway in ruling over nations (6) (6)
7% ROCK Sway (4) The Telegraph Quick Aug 17, 2025
7% RULE Hold sway over (4) Universal May 21, 2016
6% SENTRY Sway in to find guard (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
6% MOB ___ rule (3) New York Times Oct 11, 2025
6% WAIT "Hold on!" (4)
6% CONTAIN Hold (7) LA Times Daily Sep 20, 2025
6% RAINS What a cloud does: holds sway, we're told (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Aug 16, 2025
6% NORMALLY As a rule (8) Eugene Sheffer Aug 8, 2025
6% ROOST Rule the __ (5) LA Times Daily Aug 6, 2025
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