Politician marking time? Changing leaders would be smarter (7) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Politician marking time? Changing leaders would be smarter (7) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 STARMER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STARMER Politician marking time? Changing leaders would be smarter (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
6% CAPTAIN Panic at changing leader (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 23, 2025
5% ALTERED Changed (7) Commuter Nov 20, 2025
5% LIBERAL Handsome politician? (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 19, 2025
5% AIDE Politician's assistant (4) The Times Concise Nov 18, 2025
5% COINS Change (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 10, 2025
5% PETE Politician Buttigieg (4) New York Times Mini Oct 28, 2025
5% ILIE "Would -- to you?" (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 22, 2025
5% IBM "Smarter Planet" company: Abbr. (3)
5% ABE Honest politician (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 8, 2025

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