| Blessing |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Oct 2025 |
| Advantage (4) |
Mirror Quick |
24 Oct 2025 |
| Blessing bishop with nothing on (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
24 Oct 2025 |
| Godsend |
Puzzler Backwords |
13 Oct 2025 |
| Windfall advantage (4) |
|
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| ITV series starring Michael Elphick in the title role |
|
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| 1986-1995 ITV drama series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker and Neil Morrissey (4) |
|
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| "Is it a ___ or a bane?" |
|
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| 1980s TV series starring Michael Elphick (4) |
|
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| Big help (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
09 Jun 2025 |
| Unexpected blessing |
New York Times |
26 May 2025 |
| Godsend |
Puzzler Backwords |
16 May 2025 |
| Beginner returns gift (4) |
|
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| Blessing in business |
|
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| Jeer new present (4) |
|
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| Great asset |
Premier Sunday |
20 Apr 2025 |
| Blessing |
LA Times Daily |
06 Apr 2025 |
| Bit of good fortune |
LA Times Daily |
25 Mar 2025 |
| Windfall |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Feb 2025 |
| Helpful benefit |
Mirror Tea Time |
13 Feb 2025 |
| Swell |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Was Michael Elphick's part a blessing? (4) |
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| David, Australian cricketer who made 7,422 runs in his Test career 1984-96 (4) |
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| Who was the match referee in the recently-concluded Test series between New Zealand and England? (4) |
|
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| Disapproving expression, novice regarded as helpful? |
|
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| Blessing bishop with nothing on |
Mirror Cryptic |
09 Jan 2025 |
| Advantage |
Mirror Quick |
09 Jan 2025 |
| By the sound of it, frontiersman Daniel is godsend (4) |
|
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| Mills & ___: publisher specialising in romantic fiction. (4) |
|
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| ITV series from 1986-95 with Michael Elphick (4) |
|
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| TV drama of the 1980s and 90s with Michael Elphick (4) |
|
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| Advantage |
Mirror Quick |
30 Nov 2024 |
| Blessing bishop with nothing on |
Mirror Cryptic |
30 Nov 2024 |
| 1980s TV private-eye series which starred Michael Elphick (4) |
|
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| 1980s and 1990s ITV comedy-drama series starring Michael Elphick and David Daker |
Mirror Quiz |
29 Nov 2024 |
| Bene it |
|
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| Blessing from bishop soon to ignore premier (4) |
|
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| Mills & ___, publishers of romantic fiction (4) |
|
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| Blessing bishop with nothing on (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
18 Oct 2024 |
| Advantage |
Mirror Quick |
18 Oct 2024 |
| Reason to give thanks |
|
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| Young male shortly performing is a godsend (4) |
|
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| *Bae |
LA Times Daily |
26 Sep 2024 |
| Helpful benefit |
Mirror Tea Time |
21 Sep 2024 |
| A blessing |
|
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| D C -, Australia Test cricketer who hit 200 against New Zealand in Perth in 1989 |
Mirror Quiz |
31 Aug 2024 |
| Huge economic benefit |
|
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| Blessing |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Aug 2024 |
| Godsend |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2024 |
| Bane's opposite |
|
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| Do me a favour! That's good! Put nothing in it (4) |
|
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| Advantage, benefit or blessing |
|
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| Godsend |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jun 2024 |
| Benefit |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Jun 2024 |
| ___ or bane |
|
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| Boohoo! No odd blessing! (4) |
|
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| Benefit |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 May 2024 |
| David, Australia Test cricketer who scored 200 against New Zealand at Perth in 1989 (4) |
|
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| Benefit |
USA Today |
04 May 2024 |
| Novice reflected? That's a good thing |
|
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| Welcome blessing |
|
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| Favor of yore |
|
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| Godsend |
Puzzler Backwords |
15 Apr 2024 |
| Bishop only on benefit (4) |
|
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| Blessing, benefit (4) |
|
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| Such a close companion may be a blessing (4) |
|
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| A close companion is a blessing (4) |
|
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| Blessing - partner of Mills |
The Guardian Quick |
26 Mar 2024 |
| Blessing a partner of Mills (4) |
|
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| Timely blessing |
LA Times Daily |
25 Mar 2024 |
| Benefit gaming novice making a comeback (4) |
|
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| In good French, nothing is seen as a gift (4) |
|
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| Blessing |
Commuter |
19 Mar 2024 |
| Timely blessing |
Family Time |
17 Mar 2024 |
| TV drama starring Michael Elphick (4) |
|
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| David .... , Tasmania-born 1984-96 Australia Test cricketer (4) |
|
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| Benefit |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Jan 2024 |
| Blessing |
Commuter |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Something useful |
|
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| Timely benefit |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jan 2024 |
| 1980s and 1990s ITV comedy-drama series starring Michael Elphick and David Daker |
Mirror Quiz |
03 Jan 2024 |
| That's good! French around for a blessing (4) |
|
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| Blessing for both Boston sides (4) |
|
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| From "prayer", a favour or request; a blessing; or, from "good", a word meaning close, convivial or jovial (4) |
|
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| Windfall |
LA Times Daily |
24 Nov 2023 |
| Bane's opposite |
|
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| Great benefit |
Premier Sunday |
12 Nov 2023 |
| Unexpected blessing |
New York Times Mini |
11 Nov 2023 |
| Benefit |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Oct 2023 |
| Blessing |
New York Times |
22 Oct 2023 |
| Gift from heaven, say |
|
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| Blessing |
USA Today |
07 Oct 2023 |
| Unexpected benefit |
Newsday |
05 Sep 2023 |
| Godsend or blessing, say |
|
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| Benefit, asset |
The Times Concise |
25 Jul 2023 |
| Bane's antonym |
|
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| Unexpected benefit |
Newsday |
11 Jul 2023 |
| Bane's antonym |
|
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| Godsend |
Wall Street Journal |
22 May 2023 |
| Big help |
Newsday |
19 May 2023 |
| ___ or bane |
|
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| Something helpful |
The Guardian Quick |
17 Apr 2023 |
| Timely benefit |
Newsday |
05 Apr 2023 |
| Opposite of "bane" |
|
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| Blessing |
LA Times Daily |
08 Mar 2023 |
| Benefit |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Feb 2023 |
| Benefit |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jan 2023 |
| Timely benefit |
Newsday |
16 Jan 2023 |
| "___ or bane?" |
|
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| Opposite of "bane" |
|
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| Timely help |
Universal |
12 Oct 2022 |
| Opposite of "bane" |
|
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| Benefit |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Sep 2022 |
| Benefit |
Universal |
10 Sep 2022 |
| Benefit |
New York Times |
14 Aug 2022 |
| We don't approve of this new benefit |
|
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| Favour element disowning Republican |
The Telegraph Toughie |
21 Jul 2022 |
| Godsend |
Universal |
13 Jul 2022 |
| Hi Ho Silver by Jim Diamond was the theme song to this 1986-92 Michael Elphick TV series |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
12 Jun 2022 |
| Timely blessing |
LA Times Daily |
22 May 2022 |
| Godsend |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Apr 2022 |
| Benefit |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Mar 2022 |
| Benefit |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Jan 2022 |
| Blessing |
Canadiana |
24 Jan 2022 |
| Timely blessing |
Universal |
03 Oct 2021 |
| Benefit |
The Guardian Speedy |
26 Sep 2021 |
| "___ or bane?" |
|
|
| Benefit |
Universal |
11 Sep 2021 |
| Benefit; godsend |
The Guardian Speedy |
22 Aug 2021 |
| Timely good fortune |
Newsday |
08 Aug 2021 |
| Beneficial thing |
The Washington Post Sunday |
01 Aug 2021 |
| Windfall |
New York Times |
08 Jul 2021 |
| Bane's antonym |
|
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| Blessing |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Apr 2021 |
| Great asset in Colombo once |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Apr 2021 |
| Timely, generous benefit |
Family Time |
14 Feb 2021 |
| Unexpected benefit |
Newsday |
10 Feb 2021 |
| Godsend |
LA Times Daily |
07 Feb 2021 |
| Godsend |
The Washington Post |
07 Feb 2021 |
| Godsend |
USA Today |
29 Jan 2021 |
| Great asset in bamboo network |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Jan 2021 |
| Gift, favour |
The Times Concise |
23 Jan 2021 |
| Godsend |
Universal |
23 Nov 2020 |
| Blessing |
USA Today |
22 Nov 2020 |
| Blessing that's right on time |
USA Today |
07 Oct 2020 |
| Opposite of "bane" |
|
|
| Godsend |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Aug 2020 |
| Timely benefit |
Universal |
21 Aug 2020 |
| Beneficial bestowal |
Newsday |
14 Aug 2020 |
| Opposite of "bane" |
|
|
| Timely benefit |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jul 2020 |
| Timely benefit |
The Washington Post |
12 Jul 2020 |
| Timely blessing |
Newsday |
18 Jun 2020 |
| ___ or bane |
|
|
| Timely blessing |
USA Today |
10 Jun 2020 |
| Great benefit |
Universal |
23 May 2020 |
| Blessing |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Dec 2019 |
| Benefit |
Universal |
17 Dec 2019 |
| Timely windfall |
The Washington Post Sunday |
15 Sep 2019 |
| Blessing |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Sep 2019 |
| 133 Timely benefit |
Newsday |
11 Aug 2019 |
| Favour element without Republican |
|
|
| Old Boy turns up, referring to something useful |
|
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| Godsend or blessing |
|
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| Benefit or blessing |
|
|
| Godsend |
New York Times |
05 Feb 2019 |
| Unexpected benefit |
The Washington Post Sunday |
20 Jan 2019 |
| Benefit |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Jan 2019 |
| Godsend |
|
|
| Timely blessing |
|
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| Blessing |
|
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| Godsend |
|
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| Timely blessing that rhymes with "moon" |
|
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| Timely benefit |
USA Today |
18 Dec 2018 |
| Unexpected blessing |
Universal |
13 Dec 2018 |
| Timely benefit |
Newsday |
09 Dec 2018 |
| Gift from heaven? |
|
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| Bestowed benefit, as from God |
|
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| "Is it a ___ or a bane?" |
|
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| Express disapproval of new gift |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Jul 2018 |
| New online community member returns gift |
|
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| Timely benefit |
|
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| Unexpected blessing |
|
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| Timely benefit |
|
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| Windfall |
Newsday |
15 Dec 2017 |
| Timely benefit |
New York Times |
26 Sep 2017 |
| Blessing from God (rhymes with "moon") |
|
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| Gift from heaven |
New York Times |
05 Jul 2017 |
| Timely blessing |
Family Time |
16 Apr 2017 |
| Gift from heaven |
|
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| Timely benefit |
|
|
| Something beneficial |
The Times Concise |
30 Dec 2016 |
| Godsend |
Jonesin |
22 Nov 2016 |
| Timely windfall |
The Washington Post |
07 Nov 2016 |
| Windfall |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2016 |
| Windfall |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
28 Oct 2016 |
| Big help |
Newsday |
19 Oct 2016 |
| Benefit |
New York Times |
12 Sep 2016 |
| Major windfall |
The Washington Post |
25 Aug 2016 |
| Favour element forgoing resistance |
|
|
| Big plus |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
27 May 2016 |
| Timely blessing |
Universal |
04 May 2016 |
| Timely blessing |
LA Times Daily |
12 Apr 2016 |
| Express disapproval at nationalist benefit |
Irish Times Crosaire |
10 Mar 2016 |
| Unexpected windfall |
Universal |
02 Feb 2016 |
| Favour beginner after swapping tips |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Jan 2016 |
| Windfall |
|
|
| Big plus |
|
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| Unexpected windfall |
|
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| Benefit |
|
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| Benefit |
LA Times Daily |
11 Nov 2015 |
| Stroke of luck |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Oct 2015 |
| Blessing |
LA Times Daily |
15 Oct 2015 |
| Idiot abandons woodwind, which could be a blessing |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Oct 2015 |
| Timely benefit or blessing |
USA Today |
21 Jul 2015 |
| Audibly disapprove of new gift |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Apr 2015 |
| Timely benefit |
Family Time |
11 Jan 2015 |
| Timely benefit or blessing |
|
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| Timely blessing |
|
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| Blessing |
|
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| Timely benefit |
|
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| Windfall |
|
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| Windfall |
|
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| Timely benefit |
|
|
| __ companion |
|
|
| Unexpected windfall |
|
|
| Stroke of luck |
|
|
| Benefit |
|
|
| Godsend |
|
|
| Windfall |
|
|
| Windfall |
|
|
| Great benefit |
|
|
| Unexpected blessing |
|
|
| Unexpected windfall |
|
|
| Great asset |
|
|
| Godsend |
|
|
| Gift number passed back? |
|
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| Be vocal in opposition to new benefit |
|
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| Blessing |
|
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| Timely blessing |
|
|
| Windfall |
|
|
| Asset |
|
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| Blessing |
|
|
| Benefit |
|
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| Benefit |
|
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| Blessing |
|
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| Blessing |
|
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| Benefit or blessing |
|
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| Big benefit |
|
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| Benefit |
|
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| Benefit |
|
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| Welcome gift |
|
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| Bit of largesse |
|
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| Windfall |
|
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| Godsend |
|
|
| Timely benefit |
|
|
| Godsend |
|
|
| *Godsend |
|
|
| Timely benefit |
|
|
| Blessing |
|
|
| Windfall |
|
|
| Timely benefit |
|
|
| Beneficial bestowal |
|
|
| Windfall |
|
|
| Great benefit |
|
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| Bestowed benefit |
|
|
| Timely windfall |
|
|
| Blessing |
|
|
| Great benefit |
|
|
| Timely benefit or blessing |
|
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| Godsend |
|
|
| Timely benefit |
|
|
| Big help |
|
|
| Something to be thankful for |
|
|
| Godsend |
|
|
| Lucky break |
|
|
| It's a good thing |
|
|
| Godsend |
|
|
| Windfall |
|
|
| Benefit |
|
|
| Timely blessing |
|
|
| It's a good thing |
|
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| Definite blessing |
|
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| Timely benefit |
|
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| Windfall |
|
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| Timely benefit |
|
|
| Timely event |
|
|
| Blessing |
|
|
| Gift |
|
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| Blessing |
|
|
| Unexpected advantage |
|
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| Timely blessing |
|
|
| Gift |
|
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| Welcome benefit |
|
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| Blessing |
|
|
| Great benefit |
|
|
| Beneficial bestowal |
|
|
| Welcome benefit |
|
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| Happy benefit |
|
|
| Unexpected advantage |
|
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| Benefit |
|
|
| Favor |
|
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| Benefit or blessing |
|
|
| Blessing |
|
|
| Favor asked |
|
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| Timely windfall |
|
|
| Kind of companion |
|
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| Godsend |
|
|
| Knight's award |
|
|
| Type of doggle |
|
|
| Kind of companion |
|
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| Blessing |
|
|
| Favor |
|
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| Welcome benefit |
|
|
| Unexpected advantage |
|
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| Unexpected blessing |
|
|
| Largess |
|
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| Favor |
|
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| Benison |
|
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| Convivial |
|
|
| Welcome benefit |
|
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| Good thing |
|
|
| Jovial |
|
|
| Kind of companion. |
|
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| Timely benefit. |
|
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| A thing to be thankful for. |
|
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| Blessing. |
|
|
| Favor sought: Archaic. |
|
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| Congenial, as a companion. |
|
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| A sudden blessing. |
|
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| Something to be thankful for. |
|
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| Godsend. |
|
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| Windfall |
|
|
| A welcome benefit. |
|
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| Convivial, as a companion. |
|
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| Old-time favor. |
|
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| Big asset |
|
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| Welcome benefit. |
|
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| Favor. |
|
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| Favor, old style. |
|
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