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) LA Times Daily Nov 12, 2026
6% BREAM British guitarist Julian (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 31, 2026
6% TULL British rock band Jethro ___ (4)
6% ARTISTS Painters in dire straits (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 30, 2026
6% DIRE ___ Straits (British rock band) (4)
6% KNOPFLER Mark __, lead guitarist of Dire Straits (8) (8) The Guardian Weekend May 18, 2024
5% CREAM Rock group whose lead guitarist was Eric Clapton (5) (5) The Guardian Weekend Nov 14, 2026
5% GEM Rock in a band, perhaps (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 14, 2026
5% TREX Bolan's glam rock band (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 11, 2026
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