Used one's influence to gain an advantage Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PULLEDSTRINGS Used one's influence to gain an advantage (13) USA Today Jul 17, 2020
6% AMBIT Attempt to gain advantage once leader's left area of influence (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 5, 2025
5% PSY __-ops (opinion influencers) (3) Newsday Mar 6, 2026
5% POE Influence for Lovecraft and King (3) The Atlantic Mar 4, 2026
5% USING Taking advantage of (5)
5% PLIANT One in the factory is easily influenced (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 26, 2026
5% PULL Influence (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 25, 2026
5% BIAS Influence unfairly (4) Newsday Feb 25, 2026
5% LUCRE Monetary gain (5) Newsday Feb 19, 2026
5% HEADSTART Initial advantage (4,5) (9) Mirror Classic Feb 18, 2026

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