| Ultimate outcome |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Oct 2025 |
| Completion of an unpleasant task |
Premier Sunday |
22 Jun 2025 |
| Final conclusive defeat (6,3) |
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| Final, unhappy conclusion (6,3) |
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| Limit when there is no more beer (6,3) |
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| The finish however painful |
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| Final, unhappy outcome |
New York Times |
25 Jul 2022 |
| Last step, however difficult |
LA Times Daily |
13 Sep 2021 |
| Last step, however difficult |
The Washington Post |
13 Sep 2021 |
| Ultimate outcome |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Apr 2021 |
| Death of British Trident designed to protect Spain |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Dec 2020 |
| When it's all *finally* over |
New York Times |
06 Nov 2020 |
| Conclusion a die-hard might stay for |
New York Times |
26 Oct 2020 |
| *Finale to fight to, with 'the' |
The Washington Post |
19 Feb 2019 |
| *Finale to fight to, with "the" |
LA Times Daily |
19 Feb 2019 |
| *Finale to fight to, with "the" |
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| Final and unhappy outcome |
New York Times |
15 Aug 2017 |
| Final and unhappy outcome |
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| Legendary Greenwich Village music venue, with 'The' |
The Washington Post |
14 Nov 2016 |
| Football player holding a grudge? |
The Washington Post |
22 Mar 2016 |
| Conclusion of an arduous process |
New York Times |
12 Jan 2016 |
| Conclusion of an arduous process |
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| Player with a grudge? |
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| Finale to fight to, and what 17-, 21-, 38- and 59-Across each literally has |
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| Final unpleasant moment |
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| What some fight to, with "the" |
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| Unhappy outcome |
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| Final unpleasant moment |
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| Final unpleasant moment |
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| Longtime Greenwich Village music venue, with "the" |
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| Unhappy outcome |
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| Regrettable conclusion |
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| E.R.? |
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| Scornful gridder? |
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| R? … or a hint to the answers of the five starred clues |
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| Unhappy outcome |
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| Difficult conclusion |
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| What 17- and 37-Across and 11- and 25-Down each comes to? |
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| Final unpleasant moments |
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| Regrettable conclusion |
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| Very last moment |
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| Final extremity |
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| Last ditch. |
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| Stark finality. |
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