Sinister and controlling person named after a George du Maurier character Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sinister and controlling person named after a George du Maurier character last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SVENGALI.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SVENGALI Sinister and controlling person named after a George du Maurier character (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 18, 2024
3% REBECCA Daphne du Maurier novel (7) The Times Concise Oct 20, 2025
3% OHM Georg with a unit named after him (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
3% TRILBIES Hats named after a novel by George Du Maurier (8) (8)
3% TRILBY Hat named after a George du Maurier character (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 10, 2021
3% DAPHNE Du Maurier (6)
2% FORBIDDING Sinister reason to attend an auction? (10) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
2% RANWILD Was out of control (7) Thomas Joseph Oct 30, 2025
2% SNEER Sinister smile (5) Newsday Oct 28, 2025
2% ONEONONE Person-to-person (8) Newsday Oct 23, 2025

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