Home secretary succeeded by Douglas Hurd in 1985 Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEON BRITTAN Home secretary succeeded by Douglas Hurd in 1985 (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 5, 2020
5% MAHMOOD Shabana ---, MP appointed home secretary in 2025 (7) The Times Specialist Jan 26, 2026
5% HURD Douglas -, 1974-97 Conservative MP; Home Secretary from 1985-89 (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Nov 26, 2025
4% AWAY Not home (4) Commuter Jan 24, 2026
4% DIRK Douglas Adams detective Gently (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 18, 2026
4% CHAO Former transportation secretary Elaine (4) New York Times Jan 18, 2026
4% YVETTE __ Cooper, foreign secretary (6) (6) The Guardian Weekend Jan 17, 2026
4% AWN Not home (3) USA Today Quick Jan 16, 2026
4% FLAIR Douglas is one to embrace US city stylishness (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 14, 2026
4% OUT Not at home (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 7, 2026

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