Poet and critic who resigned as Encounter’s literary editor when its covert CIA funding was confirmed in 1967 Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STEPHEN SPENDER Poet and critic who resigned as Encounter’s literary editor when its covert CIA funding was confirmed in 1967 (15) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 13, 2022
50% OPS Covert __ (3) LA Times Daily Aug 2, 2025
46% MEET Encounter (4) Commuter Aug 13, 2025
46% MET Encountered (3) Commuter Aug 4, 2025
46% RATIFIED Confirmed (8) The Telegraph Quick Jul 14, 2025
44% VALIDATE Confirm, endorse (8) The Times Concise Aug 30, 2025
44% TBA Not yet confirmed (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 16, 2025
44% STEP ___ down (resign) (4) USA Today Aug 13, 2025
44% OSS CIA forerunner (3) LA Times Daily Aug 11, 2025
44% IMDOOMED Statement of resignation (8) New York Times Aug 2, 2025

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