| Broadcast's beginning and end was terribly upsetting stuff (3,4) |
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| Ill tidings (3,4) |
The Guardian Quick |
24 May 2025 |
| Fast traveller, it's said, with low intelligence (3,4) |
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| Bands we organised, nobody wants to hear! (3,4) |
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| A troublemaker (3,4) |
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| Bitter pill (3,4) |
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| Are those who receive it illinformed? (3,4) |
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| Tidings of woe |
Newsday |
05 Dec 2023 |
| "I have something unfortunate to share" |
USA Today |
28 Oct 2023 |
| *Unpleasant tidings |
New York Times |
20 Apr 2020 |
| Information you wish wasn't so |
Newsday |
23 Dec 2019 |
| Good thing to break gently |
LA Times Daily |
14 Feb 2018 |
| Good thing to break gently |
The Washington Post |
14 Feb 2018 |
| Good thing to break gently |
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| "I have some ___" (when you have unfortunate tidings): 2 wds |
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| 'You'd better brace yourself for this ...' |
New York Times |
18 Feb 2017 |
| "You'd better brace yourself for this ..." |
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| Unhappy tidings |
The Times Concise |
12 Oct 2016 |
| Sponge binding to stop back trouble |
The Telegraph Toughie |
22 Jul 2016 |
| Fast traveller that no one welcomes |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Apr 2015 |
| Unwelcome one |
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| Tidings of woe |
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| Half of a "Which do you want first?" pair |
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| Half of a "Which do you want first?" pair |
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| Unpleasant information |
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| Like filmdom's Bears |
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| Phone call at 3:00 a.m., at times |
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| It may be broken gently |
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| It's often broken gently |
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| "Are you sitting down?" |
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| Fast traveler |
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