Ill-tempered figure has succeeded for first time Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHIRTY Ill-tempered figure has succeeded for first time (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 5, 2021
3% AGAIN Not for the first time (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 23, 2026
3% NOHOPER Redesign phone or one has no chance of succeeding? (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
3% PASSION Father's heir has one temper (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
3% SQUIRE Figure in the knight time? (6) LA Times Daily Nov 22, 2025
2% UNCOUTH Ill-mannered (7) Newsday Jan 30, 2026
2% CHOLERIC Quick-tempered (8) The Atlantic Jan 25, 2026
2% RASH Ill-considered (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 24, 2026
2% EZRA Time to arrest unknown Biblical figure (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 17, 2026
2% SPLEEN Ill humour (6) Puzzler Backwords Jan 12, 2026

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