Person pulling the strings? Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUPPETEER Person pulling the strings? (9) New York Times May 5, 2021
10% STRUM Pull some strings? (5) Universal Aug 17, 2025
9% BARISTA Person pulling shots (7) USA Today Oct 9, 2025
9% SHARPPRACTICE Chicanery in spades, with repeated string-pulling? (13) The Times Cryptic Sep 17, 2025
8% SWAY Pull (4) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
8% SUCK Pull (in) (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 21, 2025
8% TIED Pulled some strings, say (4)
7% BANJO Stringed instrument (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 15, 2025
7% DRAW Pull (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 15, 2025
7% PUSH Pull's opposite (4) New York Times Oct 13, 2025

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