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
3% PRIESTS Religious leaders (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 21, 2026
3% CARDSONTHETABLE Agatha Christie's laying on of hands? (15) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 2, 2026
2% ASSAIL Lay into (6) Puzzler Backwords May 10, 2026
2% ESPY Lay eyes on (4) Premier Sunday May 10, 2026
2% LABOURER Party conference - leader ultimately gets hand (8) The Telegraph Cryptic May 8, 2026
2% OUNCE Pound fraction (5) LA Times Daily May 5, 2026
2% JOSHUA Religious writer to ridicule leaders of Unitarian Adventists (6) (6) The Guardian Quiptic May 3, 2026
2% HIT ___ or miss (3) Universal May 3, 2026
2% TIC Muscle twitch (3) Newsday May 3, 2026

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