Laird can set out to be chief Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CARDINAL Laird can set out to be chief (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 18, 2016
3% EMBARK Set out (on) (6) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2025
2% SEATS Some furniture, as set out (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 29, 2025
2% SILLYSTRING Toy that comes out of a spray can (11) New York Times Nov 24, 2025
2% EAST Point a set out (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Nov 23, 2025
2% BOSN Chief on deck (4) LA Times Daily Nov 23, 2025
2% ESTATE Set tea out in the grounds (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Nov 23, 2025
2% EDITOR Chief rioted unexpectedly (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Nov 23, 2025
2% DOGE Venetian chief magistrate (4) The Times Concise Nov 21, 2025
2% ANI What turns a chef into a chief? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025

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