US bandleader of the 1940s and 50s, whose name sounds like a director * Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPIKEJONES US bandleader of the 1940s and 50s, whose name sounds like a director * (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 8, 2024
6% ORES Minerals whose name sounds like conjunctions (4) The Atlantic May 14, 2026
6% ALE Drink whose name sounds like a verb (3) The Atlantic May 1, 2026
5% ANDOR Disney+ series whose name sounds like a compound conjunction (5) New York Times Jun 17, 2026
5% ARIAL Typeface that looks like Helvetica and whose name sounds like it belongs to a Disney princess (5) The Atlantic Jun 13, 2026
5% ASWAS Like it used to be (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 10, 2026
5% KAYE Woman's name that sounds like a letter of the alphabet (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 9, 2026
5% BEBOP 1940s US jazz (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Jun 6, 2026
5% KATSEYE Girl group whose name sounds like a feline organ (7) Universal Jun 5, 2026
5% ESSEX English county whose name sounds like the 19th and 24th letters of the alphabet (5) New York Times Mini Jun 5, 2026

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