One man's name and number being ill-directed? (8,8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MISTAKEN One man's name and number being ill-directed? (8,8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 18, 2025
80% DOWN One direction (4) The Washington Post Mini May 27, 2026
76% ALIVE "Being ___" (closing number of Company) (5) The Atlantic Jun 5, 2026
76% ELI Name of a man in helicopter? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 31, 2026
76% TRE Man's name that, like Otto, is also an Italian number (3) New York Times May 30, 2026
73% IGOR Russian man's name (4) (4) The Sun Mini May 14, 2026
73% NIALL Horan of One Direction (5) LA Times Daily Apr 25, 2026
73% LOUT Ill-mannered one (4)
69% SPLEEN Ill humour (6) Puzzler Backwords Jun 5, 2026
69% UNITY State of being one (5) (5) Puzzler May 29, 2026

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