Swell, once, a leader of Tories, eclipsed by another politician Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GREATEN Swell, once, a leader of Tories, eclipsed by another politician (7) The Times Cryptic Dec 2, 2021
5% OUTDO Eclipse (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 5, 2025
5% NIFTY Swell (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 5, 2025
5% IDS Former Tory leader, in short (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 4, 2025
4% PERSONTOPERSON Direct Argentine leader once imprisoning male drunkards (14) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 21, 2025
4% LUNAR Like some eclipses (5) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
4% STYE Eye swelling (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 18, 2025
4% PETE Politician Buttigieg (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
4% SEAS Swell places? (4) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
4% EGO Swelled head (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 13, 2025

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