Loses the head with one of those carrying a torch for patriarch Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELDER Loses the head with one of those carrying a torch for patriarch (5)
3% SECRETCRUSH Someone you might carry a torch for (11) USA Today Feb 14, 2026
3% OVER No longer carrying a torch (4) The Atlantic Jan 18, 2026
2% ARSON Priest loses his head - it's a crime (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 28, 2026
2% ROUT Swimmer loses head in defeat (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Feb 27, 2026
2% EARLY Almost losing head at dawn? (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 23, 2026
2% NED ___ Stark, "Game of Thrones" patriarch (3) New York Times Feb 22, 2026
2% DEVA Losing head, saved up for good spirit (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Feb 21, 2026
2% PLY Carry on (3) New York Times Feb 20, 2026
2% CACKLED Conservative, challenged, losing head, snickered (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 19, 2026
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