| Betrayal of a sort, as seen six times in this puzzle |
Wall Street Journal |
13 May 2025 |
| Breach of trust by reps, IMO (6,7) |
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| Unkept vow, or what's split across each set of starred clues' answers |
Universal |
22 Feb 2024 |
| Unfulfilled vow |
USA Today |
02 Oct 2021 |
| Certain moral lapse, and a hint to what’s hidden in this puzzle’s theme answers |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Nov 2019 |
| Unfulfilled campaign pledge ... and a hint to what 16-, 23-, 46- and 53-Across all contain |
LA Times Daily |
25 Sep 2018 |
| Unfulfilled campaign pledge ... and a hint to what 16-, 23-, 46- and 53-Across all contain |
The Washington Post |
25 Sep 2018 |
| Unfulfilled campaign pledge ... and a hint to what 16-, 23-, 46- and 53-Across all contain |
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| "I do," for the divorced |
Universal |
23 Aug 2015 |
| Bad thing to give to a child |
Universal |
07 Feb 2015 |
| "I do," for the divorced |
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| Bad thing to give to a child |
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| Result of not following through (of which there are four examples in this puzzle's grid) |
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| Moral lapse that is reflected literally by the answers at 17-, 24-, 46- and 54-Across |
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| ... in 12-/35-Down |
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| Unfulfilled vow |
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| Description of 25- and 26-Across |
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