Open secret – head of counter-intelligence given the boot Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OVERT Open secret – head of counter-intelligence given the boot (5)
5% SMART Intelligent (5) Newsday Jan 21, 2026
5% ABLE Intelligent (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 30, 2025
5% CLOSET Seal the opening in secret (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 27, 2025
5% ALSO To boot (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 16, 2025
4% SOLE Boot bottom (4) USA Today Jan 14, 2026
4% GREYMATTER Intelligence (4,6) (10) Mirror Classic Jan 13, 2026
4% ABACUS Old counter (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Jan 13, 2026
4% ADDER Snake counter? (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 13, 2026
4% EJECT Give the boot (5) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026
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