Ultimately stubborn sod, ruler loses face in tragedy, almost (4,5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEARTHING Ultimately stubborn sod, ruler loses face in tragedy, almost (4,5) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 5, 2024
5% EATCROW Lose face (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
4% ELECTRA Sophocles tragedy (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 22, 2025
4% NEAR Almost (4) Newsday Nov 22, 2025
4% WAYWARD Stubborn (7) (7) The Sun Mini Nov 13, 2025
4% EMIR Islamic ruler (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 12, 2025
4% KYD "The Spanish Tragedy" playwright Thomas (3) New York Times Nov 12, 2025
4% ORAL Face-to-face exam (4) LA Times Daily Nov 11, 2025
4% EMIRS Islamic rulers (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 11, 2025
4% ENRAGED In a fury, endlessly deny tragedy (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 10, 2025

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