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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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AYATOLLAH Returning greeting by Scottish runner, a religious leader (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 8, 2020
6% CLERIC Religious leader (6) Eugene Sheffer Jun 28, 2025
5% RAT Maze runner (3) USA Today Sep 29, 2025
5% RATS Maze runners? (4)
5% MARATHONER Distance runner (10) Commuter Sep 26, 2025
5% SACRED Religious (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 16, 2025
5% PACE Runner's speed (4) Universal Sep 16, 2025
5% ASIS "No returns" (4) Newsday Sep 14, 2025
5% RABBITON Religious leader not about to speak at length (8) The Times Cryptic Sep 13, 2025
5% EMUS Aussie runners (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025

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