Which Japanese naval commander and former Harvard student was the architect of the attack on Pearl Harbour? (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% YAMAMOTO Which Japanese naval commander and former Harvard student was the architect of the attack on Pearl Harbour? (8) (8)
6% ALUM Former Harvard student, e.g. (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 8, 2025
5% ALUMNUS Former student (7) The Times Concise Sep 22, 2025
5% ADMIRAL Naval commander (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Sep 1, 2025
5% SIC Command to attack (3) Commuter Aug 6, 2025
4% CODED Harvard student keeping daughter secret (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 24, 2025
4% SEN Former Japanese coin (3) LA Times Daily Oct 18, 2025
4% PEI Architect I.M. (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2025
4% GOVERN Former Conservative minister meets sailors in command (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
4% ELITE Like Stanford and Harvard (5) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
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