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% EMPRESS Powerful female ruler (7) The Times Concise Apr 29, 2026
5% EMIR Ruler (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 6, 2026
5% EDITOR Newspaper chief (6) Eugene Sheffer May 1, 2026
5% MIGHT Power (5) The Washington Post Mini Apr 21, 2026
5% BEY Ottoman ruler (3) Thomas Joseph Apr 16, 2026
5% INCH Ruler unit (4) Universal Apr 16, 2026
5% NEPTUNE Ruler of the oceans (7) Newsday Apr 12, 2026
5% MAIN Chief (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 8, 2026
5% TYRANTS Despotic rulers (7) Commuter Apr 8, 2026
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