Took the lead from sanctimonious individual left holding drug Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Took the lead from sanctimonious individual left holding drug last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PIONEERED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PIONEERED Took the lead from sanctimonious individual left holding drug (9) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 2, 2023
2% ELI Lilly of drugs (3) Premier Sunday Nov 2, 2025
2% LSD Woodstock drug (3) Universal Nov 1, 2025
2% PERSONALISE Individually tailor (11) Puzzler Backwords Oct 31, 2025
2% SAT Took a chair (3) Commuter Oct 31, 2025
2% WENT Took a turn (4) Newsday Oct 31, 2025
2% PERSON Individual (6) Commuter Oct 27, 2025
2% SOUTHPAW Left-handed boxer who leads with the right fist (8) The Times Concise Oct 25, 2025
2% PEWTER Peter holds tungsten, tin and lead mixture (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Oct 23, 2025
2% RODE Took the bus (4) Commuter Oct 22, 2025

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