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Name for an Islamic religious leader rarely heard in the west before 1978 Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Name for an Islamic religious leader rarely heard in the west before 1978 last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AYATOLLAH.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | AYATOLLAH Name for an Islamic religious leader rarely heard in the west before 1978 | (9) | The Times Specialist Sunday | May 16, 2021 |
| 6% | ERE Heard tune before | (3) | The Telegraph Cryptic | Oct 3, 2025 |
| 6% | IMAM Prayer leader of Islam | (4) | Puzzler Backwords | Sep 25, 2025 |
| 6% | IMAMS Islamic prayer leaders | (5) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Aug 11, 2025 |
| 6% | EMIR Islamic leader | (4) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Jul 16, 2025 |
| 5% | SUNNI Sect of Islam | (5) | Universal | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 5% | ALLAH God of Islam | (5) | Commuter | Oct 21, 2025 |
| 5% | DALAILAMA Religious leader affected lad with malaria right away | (9) | The Telegraph Cryptic | Oct 20, 2025 |
| 5% | ONE ___ of a kind (rare) | (3) | ||
| 5% | TORAH ___ : Judaism :: Quran : Islam | (5) | Universal | Oct 14, 2025 |
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