John __, leader of the Scottish National Party (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue John __, leader of the Scottish National Party (7) featured in Guardian Weekend puzzle on January 17, 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SWINNEY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SWINNEY John __, leader of the Scottish National Party (7) (7) The Guardian Weekend Jan 17, 2026
7% PURGE Party's leader longing for expulsion (5) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 11, 2025
7% BAIRD Scottish inventor John Logie (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 19, 2025
6% ANTHEM National ___ (6) USA Today Jan 15, 2026
6% ELTON John of music (5) Commuter Jan 15, 2026
6% LAD Scottish boy (3)
6% ADAMS President John or John Quincy __ (5) Newsday Jan 13, 2026
6% NAE Scottish negative (3) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
6% MUIR Preservationist John (4) Commuter Jan 12, 2026
6% CUBA Havana's nation (4) Commuter Jan 7, 2026

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