Slippery and misleading without leader (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELUSIVE Slippery and misleading without leader (7) (7)
7% REDHERRING Misleading clue (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 6, 2025
6% EEL Slippery swimmer (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 3, 2025
6% EELY Slippery and slithery (4) Universal Nov 26, 2025
6% OLDER Braver without leader, less young (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 22, 2025
6% SANS Without (4) USA Today Nov 17, 2025
6% MUCUS Slippery secretion (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 9, 2025
6% SMOKEANDMIRRORS Distraction intended to mislead (15) Universal Nov 7, 2025
6% MOTIONLESS Still deadpan, without leader (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
6% SKATINGRINK … slippery surface (7,4) (11) The Guardian Quick Oct 27, 2025
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