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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Rumours sweep before return of son 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCANDAL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCANDAL Rumours sweep before return of son (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 10, 2024
3% EONS Sweeping intervals (4) Newsday Jan 10, 2026
3% EPIC Sweeping story (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 8, 2026
3% GOSSIP Rumour-monger (6) The Times Concise Jan 7, 2026
3% REPUTED Rumoured (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 26, 2025
2% ACES They aren't returned (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
2% ONOR __ before (4) Newsday Jan 9, 2026
2% PARKINGSPOT Hard-to-find opening on street-sweeping days (11) LA Times Daily Jan 8, 2026
2% JUDAH Son of Jacob and Leah (5) Commuter Jan 7, 2026
2% GUN "Son of a __!" (3) Commuter Jan 6, 2026

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