Powerful ruler and chief backed a tenet wrongly (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POTENTATE Powerful ruler and chief backed a tenet wrongly (9) (9)
6% DOGMA Tenet (5) (5) Puzzler Dec 9, 2025
5% PRIMARILY In chief (9) (9) Mirror Classic Jan 7, 2026
5% EMIRS Mideast rulers (5) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
5% ODIN Asgard ruler (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 30, 2025
5% TSAR Bygone ruler (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 30, 2025
5% EMIR Mideast ruler (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 27, 2025
5% LEO Ruler in Rome (3) Newsday Dec 26, 2025
5% LORDMAYOR Chief magistrate (9) The Telegraph Quick Dec 24, 2025
5% PIE Power one connected to back of satellite dish (3) The Times Cryptic Dec 23, 2025
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