Put to death, or act as manager? (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BEHEAD Put to death, or act as manager? (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 30, 2023
8% ATGUNPOINT Putting on a motley on pain of death? (10) The Times Cryptic Oct 10, 2025
8% DEFYING Death-___ (7) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
8% INSERTION Act of putting in (9) The Telegraph Quick Aug 3, 2025
7% NECROSIS Tissue death (8) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
7% RUN Manage (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 31, 2025
7% SAWTO Managed (5) New York Times Oct 28, 2025
7% OBIT Death notice (4) Commuter Oct 9, 2025
7% PRETEND Put on an act... or a word that ends in "end" (7)
6% NONOS Restricted acts (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025

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