Religious leader employing muscle to lay hands on missing pound Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABBESS Religious leader employing muscle to lay hands on missing pound (6) The Times Cryptic Jan 9, 2015
2% ABS Tummy muscles (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 18, 2025
2% DOG Pound occupant (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 16, 2025
2% PLATFORM Political leader retaining muscle in place of policy programme? (8) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 15, 2025
2% USES Employs (4) USA Today Oct 13, 2025
2% SPASMS Muscle contractions (6) USA Today Oct 13, 2025
2% USE Employ (3) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
2% HIRE Employ (4) USA Today Oct 10, 2025
2% EZRA Poet Pound (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 7, 2025
2% HOLLY Pound found in religious bush (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 5, 2025

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