Knackered in fact having caught race leader (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHIEFTAIN Knackered in fact having caught race leader (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 22, 2025
5% ESPIED Caught sight of (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 3, 2026
5% ASSERTS States as fact (7) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2026
5% TICKER Adherent not having leader's heart (6) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 25, 2026
5% LENIN Russian leader left Benin, having ousted leader (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 21, 2026
5% DATA Facts and figures (4) Newsday Sep 21, 2026
5% AHA "Caught ya!" (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 21, 2026
5% TRIVIA Fun facts (6) Newsday Sep 9, 2026
5% SKEW Distort, as facts (4) Newsday Sep 9, 2026
5% OHO "Caught you!" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 9, 2026

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