Retiring commie director, heading off to get pasta Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TORTELLINI Retiring commie director, heading off to get pasta (10) The Times Cryptic Oct 14, 2021
5% PEELE "Get Out" director Jordan (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 19, 2025
5% AVERT Head off (5) Newsday Dec 4, 2025
5% BOUGH Bribed retiring head of TSB branch (5) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 14, 2025
5% BOWOUT Boatman's head abroad to retire (3,3) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
4% ALDENTE Pasta preference (7) New York Times Dec 22, 2025
4% RINSE Get the soap off of (5) The Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
4% PENNE Tubular pasta (5) Newsday Dec 17, 2025
4% VERMICELLI Wormlike pasta (10) The Telegraph Quick Dec 14, 2025
4% OPTS Gets off the fence (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025

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