Originator of the phrase 'the lion's share' Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AESOP Originator of the phrase 'the lion's share' (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 26, 2016
95% MOST The lion's share (4) New York Times Sep 22, 2025
74% END Journalist bagging last of lion's share (3) The Times Cryptic Oct 2, 2025
74% ALL More than the lion's share (3)
67% IDIOM Phrase (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 23, 2025
67% NALA "The Lion King" lion (4) New York Times Aug 25, 2025
64% LEO Lion constellation (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 19, 2025
64% OPENUPTO Share confidences with (8) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
64% AGREE Share an opinion (5) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
64% TOLD Shared a story (4)

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