| Harass (3) |
Mirror Quick |
15 Sep 2025 |
| Eavesdrop on an insect (3) |
Mirror Cryptic |
15 Sep 2025 |
| Cockroach or cicada, for one |
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| Glitch |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Sep 2025 |
| Small insect, like a beetle |
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| Glitch |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Sep 2025 |
| Tributary of the Narew River forming part of Poland's border with Belarus and Ukraine (3) |
Mirror Quiz |
27 Jul 2025 |
| Program error |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Jul 2025 |
| Plant a microphone, which will annoy one (3) |
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| Gremlin, glitch (3) |
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| Software problem to irritate |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Jun 2025 |
| Insect |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Jun 2025 |
| Glitch |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Jun 2025 |
| Insect, especially one that infests houses and beds (3) |
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| For listening in secretly to a Fontaines DC single (3) |
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| A small insect; annoy or pester someone (3) |
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| Harry; earwig, e.g. |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
29 May 2025 |
| Issue for a programmer |
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| Tributary of the Narew River forming part of Poland's border with Belarus and Ukraine |
Mirror Quiz |
13 May 2025 |
| Computer program glitch ... or with 17a, a spotted insect |
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| Listen in on a germ (3) |
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| Computer system error |
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| Insect |
Commuter |
18 Apr 2025 |
| Virus (3) |
Puzzler |
06 Apr 2025 |
| Insect eyed as a monster? (3) |
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| The Love ____, VW Beetle adventure film |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
06 Mar 2025 |
| It will enable one to listen secretly and annoy one (3) |
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| Town |
New York Times |
02 Mar 2025 |
| Crash cause, sometimes |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Feb 2025 |
| The flu or a fly, e.g. |
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| Secret listening device (3) |
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| Disease-producing germ, informally (3) |
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| It may annoy one to put in a listening device (3) |
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| What you're building in a game of "Cootie" |
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| Coder's concern |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jan 2025 |
| Harass |
Mirror Quick |
09 Jan 2025 |
| Eavesdrop on an insect |
Mirror Cryptic |
09 Jan 2025 |
| Small insect |
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| Electronic listening device |
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| A harmful microorganism, typically a bacterium |
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| Annoy (sl) (3) |
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| Coding problem |
USA Today |
01 Nov 2024 |
| Crawling insect |
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| Insect. slangily |
Newsday |
30 Oct 2024 |
| Beta tester's discovery |
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| Creepy-crawly |
Puzzler Backwords |
20 Oct 2024 |
| *Common term for a glitch in a program, and something you'd hear often in tech jargon |
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| App issue |
LA Times Daily |
04 Oct 2024 |
| Small insect, like a beetle |
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| Programming problem |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Sep 2024 |
| Annoy or pester (3) |
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| Program error |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Sep 2024 |
| "Snug as a ___ in a rug" |
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| Pest, maybe, but a good listener? (3) |
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| Software code error (3) |
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| Software glitch |
USA Today |
25 Jun 2024 |
| App glitch |
USA Today |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Program error |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Jun 2024 |
| Flu or fly |
LA Times Daily |
31 May 2024 |
| Software error |
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| Glitch |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 May 2024 |
| Insect in the order Hemiptera (3) |
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| Glitch |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Apr 2024 |
| Insect |
USA Today |
16 Apr 2024 |
| Insect |
Commuter |
08 Apr 2024 |
| Word after lightning or stink |
New York Times Mini |
15 Mar 2024 |
| Listening device might make one ill (3) |
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| Concern for a coder |
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| Problem with the code |
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| Glitch |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Feb 2024 |
| Flu or other illness (colloq) (3) |
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| A craze (colloq) (3) |
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| A word for an object of dread originally, later a creepy-crawly or minibeast; a harmful micro-organism or viral disease; a gremlin in a computer system; or, a miniature microphone, hidden for secret e |
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| Tributary of the Narew River forming part of Poland's border with both Belarus and Ukraine |
Mirror Quiz |
09 Jan 2024 |
| Small insect |
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| What word can describe an illness, an insect and a listening device? (3) |
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| Needle damaged non-metal tubing? (3) |
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| Passion |
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| Creepy critter |
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| Cricket or grasshopper |
Family Time |
31 Jul 2023 |
| Firefly, for example |
USA Today |
09 Jul 2023 |
| Software glitch |
USA Today |
11 Jun 2023 |
| Annoy |
Newsday |
02 Jun 2023 |
| Programming error |
Thomas Joseph |
23 May 2023 |
| Software defect |
The Times Concise |
16 Apr 2023 |
| Coding flaw, say |
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| Coding flaw |
Universal |
31 Mar 2023 |
| Glitch |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Mar 2023 |
| Cricket or beetle, e.g. |
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| "Snug as a ___ in a rug" |
|
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| Glitch |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Jan 2023 |
| Brazilian treehopper, for one |
Family Time |
05 Dec 2022 |
| Software glitch |
LA Times Daily |
17 Nov 2022 |
| Program error |
The Times Concise |
23 Sep 2022 |
| Raid target |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Sep 2022 |
| App glitch |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jun 2022 |
| App glitch |
The Washington Post |
11 Jun 2022 |
| Gaming glitch |
|
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| Pester |
Canadiana |
23 May 2022 |
| Creepy crawler |
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| Thing that might crawl on your neck |
Family Time |
10 Apr 2022 |
| Listening device |
Canadiana |
28 Feb 2022 |
| Listening device |
The Washington Post |
16 Feb 2022 |
| Listening device |
LA Times Daily |
16 Feb 2022 |
| Programming error |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Feb 2022 |
| Record - the type that will make you sick |
Irish Times Crosaire |
05 Feb 2022 |
| Beetle, e.g. |
|
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| Creepy-crawly |
Universal |
20 Dec 2021 |
| Glitch |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Nov 2021 |
| "Snug as a ___ in a rug" |
|
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| Glitch |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Jul 2021 |
| Entomology specimen |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jul 2021 |
| Irritate |
Universal |
23 Jun 2021 |
| "Lady" beetle |
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| Cricket or Brazilian treehopper, for example |
Family Time |
09 May 2021 |
| Glitch |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Mar 2021 |
| Generic crawler |
Newsday |
13 Mar 2021 |
| Annoy |
The Times Concise |
22 Nov 2020 |
| Ant or beetle |
Premier Sunday |
06 Sep 2020 |
| Computer program's glitch |
|
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| Computer program glitch |
|
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| A small insect in lime from Belgium |
Irish Times Crosaire |
06 Jun 2020 |
| Software glitch |
The Washington Post |
25 May 2020 |
| Software glitch |
LA Times Daily |
25 May 2020 |
| Take heroin away from neighbour with infection |
Irish Times Crosaire |
23 May 2020 |
| Programming glitch |
USA Today |
04 May 2020 |
| Programming glitch |
LA Times Daily |
24 Mar 2020 |
| Programming glitch |
The Washington Post |
24 Mar 2020 |
| Computer glitch |
|
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| Computer program glitch |
|
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| Small insect, like an ant |
|
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| Fault in program |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Dec 2019 |
| Programmer's problem |
|
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| Programmer's problem |
New York Times |
05 Dec 2019 |
| Annoy; insect |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Nov 2019 |
| Irritate |
Canadiana |
14 Oct 2019 |
| Creepy-crawly |
USA Today |
31 May 2019 |
| Irk |
New York Times |
07 Apr 2019 |
| Spy's plant |
USA Today |
27 Mar 2019 |
| Cricket or beetle, e.g |
Family Time |
11 Feb 2019 |
| Coding flaw |
Newsday |
10 Jan 2019 |
| Programming glitch |
|
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| Irk |
|
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| Creepy-crawly |
|
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| Spy's plant |
|
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| Annoy |
|
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| Small insect |
|
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| Programming error |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Oct 2018 |
| Cricket or ant |
Family Time |
30 Sep 2018 |
| Snug rug inhabitant |
New York Times |
05 Sep 2018 |
| Computer glitch |
New York Times |
06 Aug 2018 |
| Software glitch |
USA Today |
08 Jun 2018 |
| Tap defect |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 Jun 2018 |
| Insect |
The Telegraph Quick |
31 May 2018 |
| Agent involved in spying? It makes you sick! |
|
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| Obsession |
Newsday |
20 Jan 2018 |
| Program error |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Jan 2018 |
| Software problem |
Jonesin |
09 Jan 2018 |
| Software glitch |
|
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| Snug rug inhabitant |
|
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| Computer glitch |
|
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| Planted microphone |
USA Today |
18 Nov 2017 |
| Victim of a patio zapper |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Jul 2017 |
| Insect |
Family Time |
17 Jul 2017 |
| Pesky thing |
Universal |
15 Apr 2017 |
| Take heroin away from neighbour with virus |
Irish Times Crosaire |
08 Apr 2017 |
| Computer program glitch |
New York Times |
20 Mar 2017 |
| Software problem |
New York Times |
14 Feb 2017 |
| Wiretapper's plant |
USA Today |
11 Feb 2017 |
| Eavesdropper's plant |
USA Today |
20 Jan 2017 |
| Software glitch |
|
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| Computer program glitch |
|
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| Software problem |
|
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| Planted microphone |
|
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| Pesky thing |
|
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| Eavesdropper's plant |
|
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| Insect |
The Times Concise |
11 Oct 2016 |
| Hidden mike |
Premier Sunday |
31 Jul 2016 |
| Wiretapper's device |
Universal |
29 Jul 2016 |
| Bother |
New York Times |
24 Jul 2016 |
| Micro-organism |
The Guardian Speedy |
26 Jun 2016 |
| Insect or defect in a computer program |
Irish Times Simplex |
07 Jun 2016 |
| Annoy |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Apr 2016 |
| Programmer's headache |
Universal |
21 Mar 2016 |
| Drive nuts |
The Washington Post |
09 Feb 2016 |
| App glitch |
Newsday |
28 Jan 2016 |
| Software issue |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jan 2016 |
| Raid target |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2016 |
| Raid target |
|
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| Software issue |
|
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| Wiretapper's device |
|
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| Bother |
|
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| Pester |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Dec 2015 |
| Spy's favorite plant? |
LA Times Daily |
22 Nov 2015 |
| Computer program glitch |
USA Today |
16 Nov 2015 |
| Wiretap |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Oct 2015 |
| Insect or computer program defect |
Irish Times Simplex |
15 Oct 2015 |
| Volkswagen Type 1, familiarly |
LA Times Daily |
14 Oct 2015 |
| Annoy |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jul 2015 |
| Computer program glitch |
LA Times Daily |
11 May 2015 |
| Micro-organism found in creepy-crawly? |
|
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| Sickness cause |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Mar 2015 |
| Program interruption? |
Universal |
06 Mar 2015 |
| Wire-tapping device |
Universal |
25 Jan 2015 |
| Computer program glitch |
|
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| Cockroach or cicada |
|
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| Spy's favorite plant? |
|
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| Volkswagen Type 1, familiarly |
|
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| '88 Dinosaur Jr. album about an insect? |
|
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| Program interruption? |
|
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| Wire-tapping device |
|
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| Computer program glitch |
|
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| Plumb ugly housing tap |
|
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| Irritate |
|
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| Wiretap |
|
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| Locust or fly |
|
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| Flu or fly |
|
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| Surveillance device |
|
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| '88 Dinosaur Jr. album |
|
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| Annoy, so to speak |
|
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| Wiretapping device |
|
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| Beta tester's find, maybe |
|
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| Virus, e.g. |
|
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| Eat at |
|
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| Eat at |
|
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| Windshield casualty |
|
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| Flu |
|
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| Passion, informally |
|
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| Eavesdropper's aid |
|
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| Programmer's problem |
|
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| Flu or fly |
|
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| Needle |
|
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| Creepy-crawly |
|
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| Creepy-crawly |
|
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| Software flaw |
|
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| Program problem |
|
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| Annoy |
|
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| Spy device dropped into each of the theme entries |
|
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| Annoy |
|
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| Volkswagen model's nickname |
|
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| Pester |
|
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| Programmer's problem |
|
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| Programming problem |
|
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| Bother |
|
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| Word that can follow the last word in each theme entry |
|
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| Irritate |
|
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| Programmer's problem |
|
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| Good listener? |
|
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| Drive nuts |
|
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| Sting operation item |
|
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| Wiretap |
|
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| Listening device |
|
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| Irritate |
|
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| Spying device |
|
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| Software problem |
|
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| Computer problem |
|
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| PC glitch |
|
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| Problem evident during runtime |
|
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| Unseen mic, maybe |
|
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| Surveillance device |
|
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| Wiretap |
|
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| Software flaw |
|
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| Spying device |
|
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| Pester |
|
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| Wiretap |
|
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| Cockroach, for one |
|
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| Windshield casualty |
|
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| Pester |
|
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| Pester |
|
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| Annoy |
|
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| Glitch |
|
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| Irritate |
|
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| Annoy |
|
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| Beetle, for one |
|
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| Be a pest |
|
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| Plant microphones |
|
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| Fan |
|
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| Surveillant's plant |
|
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| Listening device |
|
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| Annoy |
|
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| Bother |
|
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| Locust or beetle |
|
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| There one "planted" in each theme entry |
|
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| Hidden mike |
|
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| Program glitch |
|
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| Ancient fortress abandoning resistance in error |
|
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| The Y2K __ |
|
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| Good listener? |
|
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| ___ zapper (back yard killer) |
|
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| Listening device |
|
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| Wire-tapping device |
|
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| Wiretap |
|
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| Windows imperfection |
|
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| Glitch |
|
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| Listening device |
|
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| Pester |
|
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| Hidden mike |
|
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| Computer headache |
|
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| Hacker's headache |
|
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| Defect |
|
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| Program problem |
|
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| Flaw |
|
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| Thrips, e.g. |
|
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| Apprentice jockey's five-lb. allowance |
|
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| Eavesdropper's device |
|
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| Enthusiast |
|
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| Eavesdrop, in a way |
|
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| Earwig, e.g. |
|
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| Rug occupant |
|
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| Ukrainian river. |
|
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| Hidden mike: Slang. |
|
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| Mantis. |
|
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| Beetle. |
|
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| Enthusiast: Slang. |
|
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| Spider. |
|
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| Walking stick or bluebottle. |
|
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| Flaw in an invention: Colloq. |
|
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| Insect. |
|
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| Polish river. |
|
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| Two rivers of this name crossed by German armies, 1939–1941. |
|
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| Common cold |
|
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| A defect, as in a machine: Slang. |
|
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| River in the Ukraine. |
|
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| Annoy |
|
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| Troubleshooter's target. |
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