Mountain hat shortened for leading character (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALPHA Mountain hat shortened for leading character (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 7, 2024
7% HEROINE Lead female character (7) New York Times Nov 18, 2025
7% ZEE Lead character in Zootopia? (3) The Atlantic Oct 22, 2025
6% ABRIDGE Shorten a game (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 19, 2025
6% TAM Highland hat (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 18, 2025
6% DOFF Remove, as a hat (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 18, 2025
6% AHEAD In the lead (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 18, 2025
6% MARGARINE Shortened dress soldier keeps shortening (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 12, 2025
6% PASSE Old hat (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 11, 2025
6% METTLE Character of lead, perhaps, reported (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Nov 9, 2025

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