Returning greeting by Scottish runner, a religious leader Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Returning greeting by Scottish runner, a religious leader last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AYATOLLAH.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AYATOLLAH Returning greeting by Scottish runner, a religious leader (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 8, 2020
6% CLERICS Religious leaders (7) Universal Dec 12, 2025
5% DAP Giving __ (greeting) (3) Commuter Feb 2, 2026
5% ECARD Paperless greeting (5) Commuter Feb 2, 2026
5% AMENS Religious callings? (5) The Atlantic Feb 1, 2026
5% NAES Scottish refusals (4) New York Times Feb 1, 2026
5% MICE Maze runners (4) LA Times Daily Jan 30, 2026
5% ALOHA Island greeting (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 30, 2026
5% RISE Greet the day (4) Universal Jan 28, 2026
5% RAT Maze runner (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 27, 2026

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