Slippery character, old PM loses power Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Slippery character, old PM loses power featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on October 27, 2025. 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EEL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EEL Slippery character, old PM loses power (3) The Times Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
6% GLAD Delighted PM losing stone (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 17, 2025
5% SKATINGRINK … slippery surface (7,4) (11) The Guardian Quick Oct 27, 2025
5% ICIER More slippery, perhaps (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
5% SOAPS Slippery shower bars (5) LA Times Mini Oct 25, 2025
5% ELMS "Slippery" trees (4) USA Today Oct 19, 2025
5% METALMARIO Silver-colored, powered-up Nintendo character (10) Universal Oct 18, 2025
5% FADE Lose color, as old clothes (4)
5% SNAP Lose it (4) Universal Oct 16, 2025
5% USE "___ it or lose it" (3) The Atlantic Oct 12, 2025

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