| Wild rats surround pair - it's as bad as it gets (2,5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
03 Sep 2025 |
| Two-star novel - no less than that |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
07 Aug 2025 |
| Two-star building almost certainly better? |
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| Under the poorest conditions |
LA Times Daily |
12 Apr 2025 |
| If all goes wrong (TWO ARTS anagram) (2,5) |
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| Two-star alternative from least favourable point of view (2,5) |
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| Phrase meaning 'in the least favourable circumstances' (2,5) |
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| In the least favorable conditions possible |
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| If all else fails |
Newsday |
08 Dec 2024 |
| In the most serious case, a couple starts to regret selling before time |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
19 Oct 2024 |
| Two tars struggling taking most negative view possible (2,5) |
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| In the least favourable case (2,5) |
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| In the most serious case (2,5) |
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| Taking the most pessimistic view, tort was shocking |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
09 May 2024 |
| Being very negative, a couple relax, dropping pill |
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| Travelling to war stone in a doomsday scenario (2,5) |
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| In the least favourable circumstances (2,5) |
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| Under the most unfavorable circumstances |
New York Times |
07 Feb 2023 |
| 'If the pessimists are right ...' |
New York Times |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Taking the most pessimistic view, a team's leader before defeat |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Apr 2021 |
| If all goes wrong |
LA Times Daily |
11 Nov 2020 |
| If all goes wrong |
The Washington Post |
11 Nov 2020 |
| Two drunk with star in least favourable case |
The Sun Two Speed |
12 Jun 2020 |
| If all else fails |
The Sun Two Speed |
12 Jun 2020 |
| If all else fails |
Newsday |
29 Sep 2019 |
| If all else fails |
Universal |
01 May 2019 |
| If all goes wrong |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Feb 2019 |
| If everything goes as badly as possible |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Jan 2019 |
| If everything goes as badly as possible |
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| If all else fails |
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| If all goes wrong |
USA Today |
01 Nov 2018 |
| If all goes wrong |
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| 'If all else fails ...' |
New York Times |
18 Jun 2017 |
| A couple relax; drained of energy, to be pessimistic |
The Times Cryptic |
12 Jun 2017 |
| "If all else fails ..." |
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| If everything fails miserably |
Universal |
22 Jul 2016 |
| Answer couple with consecutive letters, most pessimistically |
The Times Cryptic |
05 May 2016 |
| If all else fails |
New York Times |
17 Apr 2016 |
| If everything fails |
New York Times |
03 Jan 2016 |
| If all goes wrong |
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| If everything fails |
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| If everything fails miserably |
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| In the least favorable case |
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| In the most dire circumstance |
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| If everything fails |
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| If all goes awry |
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| Under truly awful circumstances |
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| Least desirably |
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| If all goes wrong |
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| Least optimally |
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| If all else fails |
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| Pessimist's hypothetical |
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| If all else fails |
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| If everything else fails |
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| Least favorably |
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| Under the least favorable circumstances |
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| On one extreme |
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| Most unfavorably |
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| Pessimist's hypothetical |
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| If everything goes wrong |
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| If all else fails |
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| Minimally |
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| Under least desirable conditions |
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