Ineffective executive, metaphorically Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMPTYSUIT Ineffective executive, metaphorically (9) LA Times Daily Aug 10, 2015
6% DUDE Ineffective European bloke (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 8, 2026
6% EMPTYSUITS Ineffective executives (10) Eugene Sheffer Sep 10, 2020
5% PALATE Sense metaphor (6) Newsday Jan 31, 2026
5% LAW "The __ is good,...its execution is poor": Balzac (3) Newsday Jan 31, 2026
5% OUTONALIMB Potentially at risk, metaphorically (10) New York Times Jan 27, 2026
5% LAVA Metaphorically molten part of a dessert (4) The Atlantic Jan 25, 2026
5% STIFFUPPERLIP *Composure metaphor in a P.G. Wodehouse title (13) LA Times Daily Jan 25, 2026
5% MANAGERIAL Executive, administrative (10) (10) Puzzler Jan 22, 2026
5% ICAL Suffix with method or metaphor (4) New York Times Jan 21, 2026

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