In England and Wales, the Crown's nominal chief executive in a county Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHERIFF In England and Wales, the Crown's nominal chief executive in a county (7) The Guardian Speedy Jul 12, 2020
60% BRITANNIA Personification of England, Scotland and Wales (9) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
56% ESSEX County of southeast England (5) LA Times Daily Oct 21, 2025
53% ATTORNEYGENERAL Chief legal adviser to the Crown in England and Wales (8,7) (15)
51% BRITAIN Great ___, UK island consisting of England, Scotland, and Wales (7)
51% KENT County known as the "Garden of England" (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 19, 2025
51% DORSET County of S. England (6) The Times Concise Feb 10, 2016
48% ENTER Execution key (5) LA Times Daily Jan 15, 2026
48% CARDIFF Capital of Wales (7) Eugene Sheffer Jan 9, 2026
48% VANESSAKIRBY Oscar-nominated actress who played the young Princess Margaret in The Crown (12) The Times Specialist Dec 22, 2025

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