Way Republican restrains single or joint authority?

The answer to “Way Republican restrains single or joint authority?” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is STONER — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 23, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 10-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Way Republican restrains single or joint authority?” answer

STONER (6 letters)

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Why the answer is STONER

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What does STONER mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of STONER is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Way Republican restrains single or joint authority?” appeared?

The Times Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 23, 2026 (most recent) → STONER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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