Lead guitarist of the British rock band Dire Straits (4,8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MARKKNOPFLER Lead guitarist of the British rock band Dire Straits (4,8) (12)
6% AGATE Banded rock (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 12, 2025
6% ARTISTS Creative folk in Dire Straits (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 25, 2025
6% ACDC Rock band (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
6% SEAM Rock band? (4) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
6% GEM Rock on a band (3) New York Times Mini Oct 8, 2025
6% DIRE ___ Straits (British rock band) (4)
6% KNOPFLER Mark __, lead guitarist of Dire Straits (8) (8) The Guardian Weekend May 18, 2024
5% URIAH ____ Heep, rock band (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
5% HENDRIX Virtuoso rock guitarist born in Seattle in 1942 (7) The Times Specialist Dec 8, 2025
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