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We've checked our database and believe the answer is REIGN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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noun

• a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful

• the period during which a monarch is sovereign

• royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

verb

• have sovereign power

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

28%5A blank check (a signed check with the recipient's name left blank)
noun

• a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing

• a blank gap or missing part

• a piece of material ready to be made into something

• a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

adjective satellite

• (of a surface) not written or printed on

• without comprehension

• not charged with a bullet

• complete and absolute

verb

• keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

28%9 Person who assists with check-ins and check-outs at a hotel
noun

• a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter

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The Guardian Cryptic09 Oct 2006 Down 4
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