Influential people show the way home, essential character in tight matches Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Influential people show the way home, essential character in tight matches featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on March 20, 2026. 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEADINGLIGHTS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEADINGLIGHTS Influential people show the way home, essential character in tight matches (13) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 20, 2026
6% TITANS Influential people (6) Universal Mar 3, 2026
5% NABOB Influential individual (5) Newsday Feb 8, 2026
5% LED Showed the way (3) Newsday Jan 26, 2026
4% NEEDED Essential upright character lacking, born then passed on (6) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 20, 2026
4% CLINCH Tight embrace (6) Commuter Mar 18, 2026
4% SAME Matching (4) Thomas Joseph Mar 14, 2026
4% LOOSER Not as tight (6) USA Today Mar 13, 2026
4% BENTTHEKNEE Showed subservience, in a way (11) New York Times Mar 13, 2026
4% INEFFECT Essentially (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 13, 2026

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