Home secretary succeeded by Douglas Hurd in 1985 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Home secretary succeeded by Douglas Hurd in 1985 last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEON BRITTAN.

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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% PRITIPATEL MP recently succeeded by Tom Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary (10) The Times Specialist Sep 21, 2026
5% RUDD Former Home Secretary Amber (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2026
5% PRITI Former Home Secretary Patel (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 8, 2026
4% AWAY Not home (4) LA Times Daily Oct 6, 2026
4% POT Houseplant's home (3)
4% MAN British isle, capital Douglas (3) (3) The Sun Mini Oct 3, 2026
4% ESTATES Fancy homes (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 29, 2026
4% ELLIOT '70s defense secretary before Melvin (6) Newsday Sep 26, 2026
4% BACKSOSOON *"Home already?" (10) USA Today Sep 26, 2026

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