Newspaper tycoon who inspired 'Citizen Kane' Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEARST Newspaper tycoon who inspired 'Citizen Kane' (6) New York Times May 31, 2023
6% ROSEBUD "Citizen Kane" sled (7) Eugene Sheffer Dec 2, 2025
6% ORSON "Citizen Kane" director Welles (5) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
5% MAGNATE Tycoon (7) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
5% MOGUL Tycoon (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 4, 2025
5% ROSEBUDWASHISSLED 'Citizen Kane' (17) Newsday Sep 10, 2023
5% INQUIRER The ____ is the newspaper central to the plot of Citizen Kane (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 24, 2022
5% WELLES Citizen Kane (6) Universal May 12, 2018
5% ORSONWELLES Citizen Kane (11)
4% LAW ___-abiding citizen (3)

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