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
5% OTHELLO Shakespearean character to return greeting (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 21, 2025
5% HAIL Greet (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 21, 2025
5% DALAILAMA Religious leader affected lad with malaria right away (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 20, 2025
5% LOSER Runner-up (5) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
5% SALUTE General greeting (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 18, 2025
5% NAE Scottish "no" (3) Commuter Oct 17, 2025
5% AIDE Errand runner (4) Newsday Oct 16, 2025
5% BOO Halloween greeting (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2025
5% AHOY Sailor's greeting (4) Newsday Oct 14, 2025

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