Person in authority, not old, primarily upright? (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PIANO Person in authority, not old, primarily upright? (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Sep 27, 2025
7% ETHICAL Morally upright (7) Thomas Joseph Mar 17, 2026
7% ERECT Upright (5) The Telegraph Quick Mar 12, 2026
7% MASTER Original person in authority (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 13, 2026
6% OMANI Honour an upright character, an Arab (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 17, 2026
6% ENDWISE Vertically upright (7) (7) The Sun Mini Mar 15, 2026
6% NEOPHOBE Be on mobile phone with old person preferring old-style landline? (8) The Times Cryptic Mar 10, 2026
6% OKS Authorizes (3) Universal Mar 9, 2026
6% LICIT Authorized (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 7, 2026
6% CONNOISSEUR Courses in Old Norse upset authority (11) (11) The Sun Two Speed Mar 2, 2026

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