Mob surrounding old, nasty king (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEROD Mob surrounding old, nasty king (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 22, 2025
6% EWW "That's nasty" (3) The Atlantic Jun 25, 2026
6% COLE Name after "Old King" or "Nat King" (4) Universal Jun 25, 2026
6% NICER Less nasty (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 24, 2026
6% ENHALO Surround with light (6) Eugene Sheffer Jun 22, 2026
6% HORRID Terribly nasty (6) Wall Street Journal Jun 20, 2026
6% RAT Mob informant (3) Commuter Jun 18, 2026
6% GASH Nasty wound (4) LA Times Daily Jun 18, 2026
6% AURAS Surrounding glows (5) New York Times Jun 15, 2026
6% MADEMEN Mob members (7) Thomas Joseph Jun 13, 2026

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