| Character seen with drink: JFK for one (7) |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Oct 2025 |
| Drunken prior at Heathrow? |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
06 Oct 2025 |
| Character seen with drink in hub (7) |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Sep 2025 |
| Gate setting |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Sep 2025 |
| Heathrow Express left to sailors (7) |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Sep 2025 |
| Gatwick Express reaching harbour (7) |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Aug 2025 |
| Heathrow Express left for sailors? (7) |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Aug 2025 |
| 1968 novel by Arthur Hailey (7) |
Mirror Quiz |
25 Jul 2025 |
| Maybe Gatwick Express connects to harbour |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jul 2025 |
| Heathrow, e.g. |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jul 2025 |
| Drink on the plane brings you 13 (7) |
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| Plane station (7) |
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| Place with runways and terminals |
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| In old ITV show, Heathrow is Britain's busiest left after broadcast (7) |
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| Rap trio strangely perform a number by The Motors (7) |
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| Where to get a boarding pass or a trip out (7) |
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| Song left by John F. Kennedy perhaps (7) |
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| Aviation complex |
The Times Concise |
18 Jun 2025 |
| Where one might come down to earth (7) |
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| Ventilate fortified wine at aerodrome |
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| Dry wine for Charles de Gaulle, for example |
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| Predominant part left at aerodrome (7) |
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| Place to take-off? |
Family Time |
19 May 2025 |
| Heathrow or Gatwick, eg |
Mirror Tea Time |
30 Mar 2025 |
| O'Hare or JFK |
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| Perhaps John Lennon left following show |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Mar 2025 |
| Ronaldsway, e.g. |
The Sun Two Speed |
12 Mar 2025 |
| Character seen with drink in hub |
The Sun Two Speed |
12 Mar 2025 |
| Tune left at point of departure (7) |
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| Dry wine at Heathrow, for example (7) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
02 Mar 2025 |
| Place one flies to or from (7) |
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| Dry wine for use by pilots (7) |
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| Transport hub |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Jan 2025 |
| Gatwick Express reaching harbour? |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Jan 2025 |
| Associated with another mode of travel, but found on the rail network at Manchester and Southend, for example (7) |
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| 1968 Arthur Hailey novel (7) |
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| Travel hub |
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| (and 5 Across) Somehow uprooting earl from waiting area (7,6) |
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| Left, from pilot's point of view? He may have left it! (7) |
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| Somehow uprooting earl from waiting area (7,6) |
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| Aviation terminal (7) |
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| Ventilate harbour used by flighty travellers (7) |
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| Aeroplanes land and leave from here (7) |
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| Give opinion on drink served in place full of tourists? |
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| 1968 novel by British-Canadian writer Arthur Hailey adapted into an Oscar-winning film in 1970 (7) |
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| Atmosphere left where there are take-offs (7) |
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| Rap trio flying to Heathrow, Britain's busiest one, in ITV reality show (7) |
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| Parrot madly circling one flying hub |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Nov 2024 |
| Place where planes land |
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| Gatwick, e.g. |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Nov 2024 |
| Tune left for John Lennon, for example |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Nov 2024 |
| Where to find duty-free dry wine (7) |
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| Melody left in boat when one comes in here to land (7) |
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| Rescheduled a trip, or flight terminus (7) |
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| Look over booze where there are duty-free shops |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Oct 2024 |
| Transport hub |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Oct 2024 |
| Where a journey may start or a trip may be organised (7) |
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| Say Gatwick Express reaches harbour |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Oct 2024 |
| Transport hub |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Oct 2024 |
| Heathrow Express left to sailors |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Oct 2024 |
| Gatwick, e.g. |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Oct 2024 |
| Where the downto-earth will be seen (7) |
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| Publicise dock area where landings are made (7) |
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| Crazed parrot, one entering Gatwick? |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Oct 2024 |
| Transport hub |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Oct 2024 |
| Transport hub |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Sep 2024 |
| Heathrow Express left for sailors? |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Sep 2024 |
| Place from which flights depart (7) |
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| Plane hub (7) |
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| Get the drink out for plane departure (7) |
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| Gatwick Express reaches harbour |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Sep 2024 |
| Transport hub |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Sep 2024 |
| Where planes gather |
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| One flies from such warm and dry wine |
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| Show left at Prestwick, perhaps (7) |
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| Gatwick, e.g. |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Aug 2024 |
| Arthur Hailey's 1968 best-seller which kept readers on the edge of their seat in planes all over the world and was made into one of the first 'disaster' movies in 1970 |
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| From where to fly parrot trained around Italy (7) |
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| Show fortified wine in transport hub (7) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
03 Aug 2024 |
| Show fortified wine in transport hub (7) |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Aug 2024 |
| Gatwick, e.g. |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Jul 2024 |
| Dry mine at Heathrow, for example (7) |
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| Dry wine for those taking flight |
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| Rap trio travelling to transport hub (7) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
15 Jun 2024 |
| Which 1970 film is based on a book by Arthur Hailey? (7) |
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| 1968 novel by Arthur Hailey adapted into a film starring Burt Lancaster |
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| There will probably be steps to go down after the landing here (7) |
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| Publicise drink where thousands of flyers get distributed (7) |
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| International _ |
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| Where to catch plane |
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| Gentle wind on the left where planes take off (7) |
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| Aviation hub (7) |
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| From which one may conveniently reach the heights (7) |
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| I brought in exotic parrot at Gatwick, perhaps (7) |
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| Heathrow for instance (7) |
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| Where to go for a flying visit? (7) |
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| Construction named after John Lennon in Liverpool and George Best in Belfast |
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| Set of terminals connects display to computer socket (7) |
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| It may be used by traveller or taken during a trip abroad (7) |
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| 1968 novel by Arthur Hailey |
Mirror Quiz |
23 Mar 2024 |
| OR Tambo, eg (7) |
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| Plane terminal |
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| Show left at Heathrow, perhaps (7) |
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| Aeroplanes land here (7) |
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| Where planes land |
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| Fly-by-night business, often |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Jan 2024 |
| Look left on plane for its destination |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
02 Jan 2024 |
| Heathrow, eg |
Mirror Classic |
30 Dec 2023 |
| 1968 novel by Arthur Hailey |
Mirror Quiz |
29 Dec 2023 |
| Put out drink for JFK, say? (7) |
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| Place to board a plane |
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| Gatwick, e.g. |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 Dec 2023 |
| Parrot madly circles one transport hub |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 Dec 2023 |
| Flight terminus (7) |
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| Let the wine breathe — did it come from a duty-free here? |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Aug 2023 |
| Let wine breathe for start of foreign holiday? |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Jul 2023 |
| Where one can enjoy duty-free articles -- or a trip abroad |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 May 2023 |
| Aviation complex |
The Times Concise |
29 Apr 2023 |
| See 8 Down |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Apr 2023 |
| E.g. Charles de Gaulle or Ronald Reagan |
The Guardian Speedy |
15 Jan 2023 |
| John Lennon, Ronald Reagan or Charles de Gaulle? |
The Guardian Quick |
11 Jan 2023 |
| Bearing left for JFK? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Oct 2022 |
| JFK, say |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Oct 2022 |
| Place with numbered gates |
LA Times Daily |
15 Sep 2022 |
| Perhaps JFK left after broadcast |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Mar 2022 |
| Where might one check in? Look left |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Jan 2022 |
| Character seen with drink — John Lennon for one |
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| Bearing left for Luton, possibly |
The Times Cryptic |
10 Jan 2022 |
| JFK perhaps was attached to music and wine |
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| George Best or John Lennon, e.g. |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Jul 2021 |
| Novel by Arthur Hailey |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
05 Jul 2021 |
| Say Gatwick Express reaches harbour |
The Sun Two Speed |
08 Jun 2021 |
| Place with baggage carousels |
USA Today |
10 Apr 2021 |
| Place with gates and terminals |
USA Today |
26 Mar 2021 |
| Character seen with drink: John Lennon for one! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Mar 2021 |
| Aviation centre |
The Times Concise |
06 Mar 2021 |
| Broadcast left for JFK, possibly? |
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| Parrot madly circles one transport hub |
The Sun Two Speed |
04 Mar 2021 |
| Gatwick, e.g |
The Sun Two Speed |
04 Mar 2021 |
| Heathrow Express left to sailors |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Dec 2020 |
| Transport hub |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Dec 2020 |
| State, too French, rejected Charles de Gaulle? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
03 Dec 2020 |
| Maybe Gatwick Express connects to harbour |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Oct 2020 |
| Maybe Gatwick Express connects to harbour |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Sep 2020 |
| Aerodrome |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Sep 2020 |
| Bearing left in Heathrow, say |
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| Couple, heading off, left transport hub |
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| Charles de Gaulle, eg, left pressed by publicity |
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| Perhaps John Lennon song left on board |
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| Place to catch a flight? |
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| Move up from here |
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| Start off musical opening for John Lennon? |
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| Bearing left one takes off here? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Aug 2019 |
| Baggage handler's workplace |
USA Today |
19 Jun 2019 |
| Perhaps John Lennon tune on piano, or beginning of 'Thriller' |
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| Eg, Heathrow |
The Times Concise |
04 Apr 2019 |
| Baggage handler's workplace |
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| Aviation complex |
The Times Concise |
26 Nov 2018 |
| Gatwick Express reaches harbour |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Nov 2018 |
| Bearing wine for Charles de Gaulle? |
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| 6 ceding power left transport hub |
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| Where to find the ends of 17-, 27-, 50- and 65-Across |
New York Times |
08 Oct 2018 |
| JFK, for e.g. |
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| Heathrow Express left for sailors? |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 May 2018 |
| Gatwick, eg |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 May 2018 |
| Perhaps JFK left after show |
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| Eg, Gatwick |
The Times Concise |
23 Feb 2018 |
| Article Irish left in travel complex |
|
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| O'Hare, for one |
Universal |
06 Feb 2018 |
| O'Hare, for one |
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| Where to find the ends of 17-, 27-, 50- and 65-Across |
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| For a trip, flying, female leaves from here? |
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| JFK, for instance, as screened in fair portrayal |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Nov 2017 |
| Charles de Gaulle maybe left following broadcast |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Oct 2017 |
| See 27 down |
Irish Times Crosaire |
26 Aug 2017 |
| Look over alcohol where there are duty-free shops |
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| 30-Down, for one |
USA Today |
31 May 2017 |
| Dry wine found in various places here |
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| Look left where there's some fast moving transport |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Mar 2017 |
| Site with scanners |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jan 2017 |
| Transport hub |
Irish Times Simplex |
04 Jan 2017 |
| Site with scanners |
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| 30-Down, for one |
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| Bearing left for transport hub |
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| Pickering ____ |
Canadiana |
24 Oct 2016 |
| Piece of music left on boat in landing-place |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Aug 2016 |
| Where trunks are taken off jumbos? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Mar 2016 |
| Song left for John Lennon, perhaps |
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| Tune left for John Lennon? |
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| Where flight attendants prepare to let the wine breathe? |
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| Where you may see duty-free wine on display |
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| Place to take off? |
Family Time |
09 Nov 2015 |
| Music and booze for George Best, perhaps |
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| Lose head with twin getting drink for the high-flyers |
Irish Times Crosaire |
05 Sep 2015 |
| Gatwick Express -- best going back across river |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 May 2015 |
| Section of stairs on side of ship where flight begins or ends |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 May 2015 |
| Lose head with twin from harbour for 2 down |
Irish Times Crosaire |
31 Jan 2015 |
| Express left a transport station |
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| Atmosphere by harbour makes it a good place to land |
|
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| Base station for Apple computers |
|
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| Where metals are detected |
|
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| … its founder perhaps bearing left |
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| Where metals are detected |
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| Touchdown site |
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| Where you go on tour? |
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| With 26-Down, luggage tag letters added to this puzzle's theme answers |
|
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| 1970 disaster flick |
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| Reagan or Kennedy |
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| Reagan or Kennedy |
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| Where a plane lands |
|
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| Control tower location |
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| Flight site |
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| Carousel site |
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| Dulles, e.g. |
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| JFK, for one |
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| JFK, for one |
|
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| 1970 movie with three sequels |
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| Many a taxi's destination |
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| Touchdown spot |
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| Jet setting |
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| JFK, for one |
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| JFK, for one |
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| Flight terminal |
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| Theme of this puzzle |
|
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| Site of touchdowns |
|
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| La Guardia or LAX |
|
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| O'Hare, for one |
|
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| Where might one check in? Look left |
|
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| Bearing left for Luton, possibly |
|
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| Oscar-winner for 62-Across, 1970 |
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| Hailey bestseller |
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| Heathrow, e.g. |
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| *"___ '77" |
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| Baltimore's Friendship, e.g. |
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| Hailey novel |
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| Orly or Kennedy |
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| Baltimore's Friendship. |
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| Hailey best-seller |
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| Dulles. |
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| Gander. |
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| Orly or Gander. |
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| Teterboro is one. |
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| Orly is one. |
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| Gander or Goose Bay. |
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| New York International, for instance. |
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| Idlewild. |
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| Landing field. |
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| Apple's wifi gadget |
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| Friendship, in Baltimore, for example. |
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| La Guardia, for example. |
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| Friendship, in Baltimore. |
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