| Really overcooks |
Newsday |
23 Jun 2026 |
| George -, US comedian born Nathan Birnbaum who died in 1996 (5) |
Mirror Quiz |
21 Jun 2026 |
| "Tam o' Shanter" poet |
Wall Street Journal |
04 May 2026 |
| Overcooks small cakes filled with bit of relish (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
22 Mar 2026 |
| Scottish poet feels strong emotion |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
14 Jan 2026 |
| Ruins by overcooking |
LA Times Daily |
28 Aug 2025 |
| Robert -, 18th-century Scottish poet whose works include Tam O'Shanter (5) |
Mirror Quiz |
05 Aug 2025 |
| Undergoes combustion |
Mirror Classic |
02 Aug 2025 |
| Poet Robert with a "hot" last name |
New York Times Mini |
09 Jul 2025 |
| Browns too long, as toast |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2025 |
| Streams revealed by Scottish poet |
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| Goes up in flames |
New York Times |
10 Jun 2025 |
| Scotland's premier poet (5) |
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| Injures by heat or fire (5) |
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| Kenny ..... , former Scotland, Birmingham and Nottingham Forest player (5) |
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| Mr ____, Homer Simpson's boss |
The Telegraph Plusword |
27 Apr 2025 |
| Leaves on the stove too long |
New York Times Mini |
24 Apr 2025 |
| Ruins a roast |
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| Doesn't use enough sunscreen, perhaps |
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| Our national poet (5) |
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| The injuries of a Scottish poet? |
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| A Scottish poet is ardent |
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| Injuries from ropes |
USA Today |
09 Mar 2025 |
| Some skin injuries |
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| The poet is inflamed with passion? (5) |
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| Incinerates (5) |
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| Sets fire to: - the rubbish, eg |
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| Surname of composer of "Auld Lang Syne" (5) |
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| Injuries to a poet? (5) |
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| King's cut up about poet (5) |
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| Queen's cut up about poet |
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| Homer Simpson's boss at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. (5) |
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| WBA Super Lightweight champion, 2016-17 (5,5) |
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| The poet yearns for a rhyme |
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| Singes |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Dec 2024 |
| Leinster and Wanderer fly-half; 1980 Ireland Test debutant (5) |
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| Flower of Scotland's poet (5) |
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| Fire injuries (5) |
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| Channel 4 sitcom starring Simon Bird, Everyone Else _ (5) |
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| George ***** , US comedian born Nathan Birnbaum in 1896 (5) |
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| Tommy, ex-Celts boss (5) |
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| Sets fire to British vessels (5) |
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| Poet is fired (5) |
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| 100/100 George ___, actor from the film "The Sunshine Boys" who was a centenarian |
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| Gordon -, Northern Ireland-born presenter whose credits include ITV series The Krypton Factor and Surprise, Surprise |
Mirror Quiz |
14 Sep 2024 |
| Brooks was a Scottish poet (5) |
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| Brooks, the poet (5) |
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| Yearns to be a poet (5) |
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| Filmmaker Ken |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Aug 2024 |
| Who is the president of the GAA? (5) |
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| Coach full of sailors feels very hot |
The Times Cryptic |
26 Jul 2024 |
| Pat ___ coached both the Leafs and Habs |
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| Lloyd -, rugby union hooker; 2011 Wales Test debutant against Barbarians |
Mirror Quiz |
18 Jun 2024 |
| The poet really is on fire! (5) |
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| Scotland's national poet (5) |
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| The poet is very ardent (5) |
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| Singes |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jun 2024 |
| What fire does, according to the poet |
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| Mr_, miserly businessman in The Simpsons (5) |
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| Injures with fire |
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| Charles Montgomery "Monty" Plantagenet Schicklgruber ___, really long name for the owner of Springfield Nuclear Power Plant from "The Simpsons" |
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| Combusts |
The Times Concise |
07 May 2024 |
| Boss of Mr. Smithers |
TV |
21 Apr 2024 |
| The poet is passionate |
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| Kenny ..... , former Scotland, Birmingham City, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest player (5) |
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| Richard ..... , 2001 World Rally Champion (5) |
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| Richard -, 2001 World Rally Drivers' Championship winner |
Mirror Quiz |
04 Feb 2024 |
| Rabbie ___, the Bard of Ayrshire (5) |
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| Cooks for too long, as toast |
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| Scottish bard (5) |
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| Effective insults |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Dec 2023 |
| Robert, Scottish poet who wrote the poem Auld Lang Syne (5) |
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| Poet Robert |
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| Surname the character who is Homer's boss in The Simpsons (5) |
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| Harry ***** Billy Crystal's character in 1989 film 'When Hairy Met Sally...' (5) |
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| Injuries from heat |
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| Singes |
USA Today |
18 Aug 2023 |
| Documentarian Ken |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Aug 2023 |
| Incinerates ('To a Mouse') |
New York Times |
19 Apr 2023 |
| Overcooks, and then some |
New York Times |
13 Jan 2023 |
| Poet whose birth is celebrated each January 25th |
The Guardian Weekend |
03 Sep 2022 |
| Singes |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Aug 2022 |
| Really overcooks |
USA Today |
08 Jul 2022 |
| Singes |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Cooks for too long, as toast |
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| Tam o' Shanter poet |
The Guardian Quick |
30 Dec 2021 |
| Scots poet |
The Times Concise |
03 Dec 2021 |
| Mr. ___, main antagonist on "The Simpsons" who is also Homer Simpson's boss |
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| Devilishly clever insults, in slang |
New York Times |
26 Aug 2020 |
| Overcooks, say |
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| 1/100 is painful? |
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| Really overcooks |
Newsday |
27 Jan 2020 |
| Poet is on fire |
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| Poet is on fire |
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| Kitchen injuries |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Nov 2019 |
| Overcooks, in a way |
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| Uses for warmth, as wood |
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| Uses for warmth, as wood |
LA Times Daily |
04 Oct 2019 |
| Radio/early TV comedy duo half |
Universal |
21 Aug 2019 |
| Goes up in flames |
Newsday |
22 May 2019 |
| Puts down, in slang |
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| Cooks too long |
Universal |
08 Mar 2019 |
| Uses for warmth, as wood |
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| Kitchen injuries |
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| Cooks too long |
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| Radio/early TV comedy duo half |
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| . Cremates poet |
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| Singes |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Nov 2018 |
| Scottish Linesman is on fire! |
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| Destroys by fire |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Dec 2017 |
| Poet goes up in smoke |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Dec 2017 |
| Brooks as a poet |
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| Sting's a poet |
The Telegraph Toughie |
23 Jun 2017 |
| Scalds |
Newsday |
19 Apr 2017 |
| Overcooks |
Newsday |
10 Jan 2017 |
| Poles following ebb of Polish streams |
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| Poet‘s streams |
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| Allen's partner in comedy and in life |
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| Running water north of the border gets overheated |
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| Running water north of the border gets overheated |
The Guardian Cryptic |
13 Jun 2016 |
| Overcooks on the barbecue |
Newsday |
28 Sep 2015 |
| Cooks way too long |
USA Today |
19 Jul 2015 |
| Allen's comedy partner |
Thomas Joseph |
14 May 2015 |
| Goes up in smoke |
Universal |
09 May 2015 |
| 'Auld Lang Syne' writer |
New York Times |
09 Apr 2015 |
| Goes up in smoke |
|
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| Overcooks on the barbecue |
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| "Auld Lang Syne" writer |
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| Cooks way too long |
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| Poet feels strong emotion |
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| He wrote "Halloween" |
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| British vessels in Scottish waters |
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| Scalds |
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| Hurts, in a way |
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| "The Ploughman Poet" |
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| Hurts, in a way |
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| Seethes |
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| Seethes |
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| "I'd go out with women my age, but there are no women my age" speaker |
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| Makes, as a CD |
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| "I'd go out with women my age, but there are no women my age" speaker |
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| Seethes |
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| "The War" producer |
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| "To a Mouse" poet |
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| Scalds, e.g. |
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| "Tam O' Shanter" poet |
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| Creates, as a CD |
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| Cauterizes |
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| Homer Simpson's boss |
|
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| He played God |
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| God portrayer |
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| George who was still cracking jokes well into his 90's |
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| Cooks way too long |
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| He was God |
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| Sizzles |
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| George with a cigar |
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| "Tam O'Shanter" poet |
|
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| Scams but good |
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| They're measured by degrees |
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| Buries, like a blackjack card |
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| Scalds |
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| Allen's straight man |
|
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| Rope injuries |
|
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| He played God |
|
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| Scottish poet |
|
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| Famed nonagenarian |
|
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| George and Robert |
|
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| He wrote "Tam o' Shanter" |
|
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| He was a cotter's son |
|
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| Allen's partner at the Palace |
|
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| Poet who wrote "The Holy Fair" |
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| Author of "Tam o' Shanter" |
|
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| Oscar winner in 1975 |
|
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| Recent Oscar winner |
|
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| Author of "The Cotter's Saturday Night" |
|
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| Robert or George |
|
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| See 18 Across |
|
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| George or Robert |
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| Gets too much sun |
|
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| Veteran comedian. |
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| Bard of "Sweet Afton." |
|
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| Robert or George. |
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| Popular comedian. |
|
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| Gracie's George. |
|
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| Comedian George. |
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| Radio comic. |
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| Farmer poet (1759–96). |
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| Author of "To a Mouse." |
|
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| He wrote "To a Mouse." |
|
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| Author of "The Cotter's Saturday Night." |
|
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| The Bard of Ayrshire. |
|
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| Plowboy poet. |
|
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| Author of "The Jolly Beggars" (1759–1796). |
|
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| He wrote "Man's inhumanity to man . . . " |
|
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| Scottish poet. |
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| George ___ (Nathan Birnbaum) |
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