Laying waste to Peru, Cortes was a cruel tyrant Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PERSECUTOR Laying waste to Peru, Cortes was a cruel tyrant (10)
5% RUIN Lay waste to (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 5, 2025
4% ODDS Lay __ (4) Newsday Nov 8, 2025
4% LIMA Capital of Peru (4) Newsday Nov 4, 2025
4% HASAT Lays into (5) LA Times Daily Oct 30, 2025
4% MERCILESS Cruel (9) (9) Mirror Quick Oct 30, 2025
4% OBTAIN Lay hands on (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 26, 2025
4% SPEND Lay out (5) New York Times Oct 24, 2025
4% INCA Highlander of ancient Peru (4) LA Times Daily Oct 22, 2025
4% NOMAS "That's plenty," in Peru (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
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