Sovereign, king that's below accepted standard Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sovereign, king that's below accepted standard featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on March 19, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RULER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RULER Sovereign, king that's below accepted standard (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 19, 2026
56% NORM "That's the ___" (It's the accepted standard) (4)
54% TAKEFIVE Accept number as jazz standard (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 19, 2026
47% NATION Sovereign state (6) Thomas Joseph Feb 14, 2026
45% AGREE Accept, with "to" (5) TV Mar 1, 2026
45% USUAL Standard (5) Eugene Sheffer Feb 27, 2026
45% PAR Standard (3) The Telegraph Mini Feb 7, 2026
45% OUTSTANDING Sovereign to be paid (11) (11) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 6, 2026
45% NORMS Standards (5) The Telegraph Plusword Feb 2, 2026
45% UNDER Below (5) The Telegraph Mini Jan 21, 2026

Clues for The Telegraph Cryptic Puzzle on March 19, 2026

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