Story about Conservative brought up for big effect (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ECLAT Story about Conservative brought up for big effect (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 24, 2025
7% LEDTO Brought about (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 1, 2026
6% ARISEN Up and about (6) USA Today Oct 25, 2026
6% ILLBRED Badly brought up (3-4) (7) Mirror Classic Oct 20, 2026
6% YEA "About __ big" (3) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2026
6% POORMANNERS Evidence of being brought up badly (11) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2026
6% ASTIR Up and about (5) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2026
6% TURRET Make disapproving sound about blunder brought up in tower (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Sep 19, 2026
6% DEFACTO Effectively (7) Newsday Sep 12, 2026
6% LIE Cooked up story (3)

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