Rival Pope made strange claims about religious books (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPPONENT Rival Pope made strange claims about religious books (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
5% TABOO Forbidden fruit, a book about it (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic May 26, 2026
5% LEO Pope the French love (3) The Times Quick Cryptic May 25, 2026
5% UGLY Threatening - strange guy, about 50 (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic May 24, 2026
5% PAULI First of six popes (5) Newsday May 21, 2026
5% URBANSPRAWL Pope's line about corrupt revolutionary's threat to countryside (11) The Telegraph Toughie May 20, 2026
5% ALLEGE Claim (6) The Telegraph Quick May 18, 2026
5% PROFESSION Employment claim (10) The Telegraph Toughie May 13, 2026
5% EERIE Strange and spooky (5) Newsday May 13, 2026
5% LIEN Bank claim (4) Universal May 12, 2026

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