Last character following passion left detained by priest is director (10) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Last character following passion left detained by priest is director (10) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 29, 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ZEFFIRELLI.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ZEFFIRELLI Last character following passion left detained by priest is director (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 29, 2026
5% IRE Passion (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2026
5% ARDOUR Passion (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 27, 2026
5% AIRPORT Character left transport hub (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 23, 2026
5% ARDOR Passion (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 19, 2026
5% ARDENCY Passionate enthusiasm (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 17, 2026
5% OMEGA Ancient character with no followers (5) Newsday Sep 12, 2026
5% FLAN Follower gets left a cake (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 9, 2026
5% ATELIER Studio devoured story, director's last (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 27, 2026
5% ARREST Stop and detain (a suspect) (6) The Times Concise Aug 21, 2026

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