It's tempered by little Paul who got it by being first (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PREEMPTED It's tempered by little Paul who got it by being first (9) (9)
75% PILL Little Paul got sick and had to swallow it (4)
68% MERTON Paul of Have I Got News for You (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
68% ALLEN Paul who cofounded Microsoft (5) Newsday Sep 22, 2025
68% MODIFY Paul's holding dog back - temper! (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 5, 2025
65% FIERY Quick-tempered (5) Commuter Oct 21, 2025
65% PETULANCE Bad temper (9) The Telegraph Quick Oct 20, 2025
65% ARKANSAS Little Rock's state with a silent "S" (8)
65% IRE Hot temper (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 17, 2025
65% TANTRUM Fit of temper (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 15, 2025
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