Pope, for example, or great king of old Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALEXANDER Pope, for example, or great king of old (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 3, 2017
7% LEOI Sainted pope called "the Great" (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025
6% PIUS Name of 12 popes (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 7, 2026
6% OVERSET Cryptically, 2 Kings 6:29, for example, is in disorder (7) The Times Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
6% LEOV 10th-century pope (4) Premier Sunday Jan 4, 2026
6% SWISS Like the pope's guards (5) New York Times Dec 26, 2025
6% JOAN Supposedly female Pope (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 15, 2025
6% EST Superlative suffix for "old" or "great" (3)
6% REGALE Entertain king for example with beer (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
6% HIS ___ Holiness the Pope (3)

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