Phone __, newspaper scandal that led to the Leveson inquiry (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Phone __, newspaper scandal that led to the Leveson inquiry (7) featured in Guardian Weekend puzzle on May 16, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HACKING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HACKING Phone __, newspaper scandal that led to the Leveson inquiry (7) (7) The Guardian Weekend May 16, 2026
4% HEADED Led (6) New York Times May 15, 2026
4% SATATOP Led, as a leaderboard (7) LA Times Daily Apr 15, 2026
4% HERDED Led around (6) TV Apr 5, 2026
4% TRACER Shipping inquiry (6) Thomas Joseph Mar 7, 2026
4% RAN Led (3) Universal Mar 2, 2026
4% LURID Scandalous (5) Commuter Feb 18, 2026
3% PRESS Iron the newspapers (5) The Times Quick Cryptic May 16, 2026
3% TONES Phone sounds (5) Thomas Joseph May 9, 2026
3% WATERGATE 1970s political scandal (9) Eugene Sheffer May 7, 2026

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