| (Of a plan) blow up in one's face (8) |
The Guardian Quick |
02 Oct 2025 |
| Have exactly the wrong effect, and what 17-, 19-, 36- and 55-Across all have |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jun 2025 |
| To have an opposite effect to what was intended (8) |
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| Rebound with adverse consequences |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Jun 2025 |
| The report will have unwelcome results (8) |
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| Have reverse of desired effect |
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| Defender to shoot from rebound (8) |
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| Returned to launch boomerang (8) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
09 Sep 2024 |
| Sponsor team? Could be a bummer! (8) |
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| Support blaze but have opposite effect (8) |
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| Car exhaust explosion |
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| Support may be rife, as is heard from the engine (8) |
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| Rebound adversely (8) |
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| Fail to have the desired effect (8) |
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| Defender to shoot - this is the result of bad timing (8) |
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| Prove counterproductive |
The Times Concise |
13 Jan 2024 |
| Eruption |
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| Boomerang |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Jun 2023 |
| Have the opposite effect to that intended |
The Guardian Speedy |
07 Aug 2022 |
| Defender has boot out for rebound |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Nov 2021 |
| Rebound (on the originator) |
The Times Concise |
12 Oct 2021 |
| Report of engine trouble — sponsor getting sack |
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| Have exactly the wrong effect |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Apr 2021 |
| Defender with axe and boomerang |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Apr 2021 |
| Bet on passion in rebound |
The Telegraph Toughie |
16 Apr 2020 |
| Boomerang champion let go |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Mar 2019 |
| Support offered with passion to have adverse effect |
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| Have the opposite effect from what was intended |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Feb 2018 |
| Shoot after defender's rebound |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Jun 2017 |
| Footballer gets to shoot on the rebound |
Irish Times Crosaire |
28 Sep 2016 |
| Fall flat |
The Washington Post |
11 Sep 2016 |
| Work out badly, in a way |
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| Produce an undesired effect |
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| Produce an undesirable result |
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| Defender has boot out for rebound |
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| Boomerang |
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| Street noise. |
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