| Warder arrived for Spooner in loo? (4,4) |
The Sun Two Speed |
08 Mar 2026 |
| Hearts or spades, but not diamonds |
New York Times |
18 Jan 2026 |
| Character willing to supply gin, maybe |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Nov 2025 |
| Bridge or canasta, eg (4,4) |
Puzzler |
26 Aug 2025 |
| What starts each answer to asterisked clues |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Jul 2025 |
| Whist, for instance (4,4) |
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| Bridge or solo, eg (4,4) |
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| Gin or bridge, e.g. |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Apr 2025 |
| Say, Rummy Spooner's sentry drew nigh! (4,4) |
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| Bridge or canasta |
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| As per Spooner security arrived in bridge, perhaps (4,4) |
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| Vehicle willing to tour front of dangerous bridge? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Jan 2025 |
| People hold hands when participating in this (4,4) |
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| Bezique or baccarat, eg (4,4) |
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| As Spooner says, sentry arrived for e.g. rummy or whist (4,4) |
The Guardian Quick |
07 Dec 2024 |
| As Spooner says, sentry arrived for e.g. rummy or whist (4,4) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
07 Dec 2024 |
| Canasta, Old Maid, gin rummy, e.g. (4,4) |
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| Poker or solitaire, for example (4,4) |
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| Guard came to Spooner for poker (4,4) |
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| Pontoon-bridge provides two examples of this (4-4) |
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| One of those pontoon bridge components (4,4) |
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| Motor finally parked and up for nap, perhaps |
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| Gin or bridge, e.g |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Oct 2023 |
| Maybe King willing one such as Napoleon ... |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Jul 2022 |
| Jack T. Ennis is 21, for instance |
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| Jack T. Ennis is 21, for instance |
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| Queen, The Clash and Chicago, in the gambling sense in Finland |
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| Happy families maybe worry about daughter going to school |
The Telegraph Toughie |
16 Dec 2020 |
| Queen, The Clash, or Chicago, in the gambling sense in Finland? |
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| Scoundrel about right, willing cheat, say? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Nov 2019 |
| Gin or poker, e.g |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Dec 2018 |
| Queen, The Clash, or Chicago, in a gambling sense? |
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| The Queen is match for old maid |
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| Came across a road to openly greet old maid |
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| Poker or canasta |
Premier Sunday |
20 May 2018 |
| Gin or spades |
Universal |
19 Jan 2018 |
| Gin or spades |
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| One of the Jacks played in Croke Park by 21 |
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| Uno, e.g |
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| One of the Jacks played in Croke Park by twenty-one |
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| Canasta, e.g. |
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| Bridge, e.g. |
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| Bridge, e.g. |
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| Klondike or Chicago |
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| Old maid, e.g. |
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| Gin, for one |
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| Bridge, for one |
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| Hearts, e.g. |
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| Hand to hand event? |
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| Napoleon, e.g |
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| Sedentary pastime. |
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| Piquet, for one. |
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| Bridge. |
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