Short-lived politician suppressed by terrible strain Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRANSITORY Short-lived politician suppressed by terrible strain (10) The Telegraph Cryptic May 6, 2020
3% PLUMP Fat and short politician (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 30, 2025
3% TENSION Strain (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 18, 2025
3% MAYFLIES Short-lived insects (8) Eugene Sheffer Sep 16, 2025
3% FAD Short-lived fashion (3) Puzzler Backwords Sep 3, 2025
2% BAD Terrible (3) Commuter Oct 8, 2025
2% EXERTION Physical effort or strain (8) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2025
2% ABE Honest politician (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 8, 2025
2% SEN Politician with a six-year term, for short (3)
2% ABYSMAL Terrible (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 3, 2025

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