Sheep kills time in an easterly wind Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sheep kills time in an easterly wind last seen in Times 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 LEICESTER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEICESTER Sheep kills time in an easterly wind (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 29, 2023
3% ELIMINATE Kill time with a line out (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 25, 2025
2% MUTTON Sheep meat (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 20, 2025
2% VANE It's blowing in the wind (4) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
2% OBOE One of the winds (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
2% BAA Sheep's cry (3)
2% RAM Male sheep (3)
2% BLEAT Sheep's sound (5) Commuter Oct 14, 2025
2% OBOES Orchestral winds (5) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
2% SLAY Kill (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025

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