| Jack-in-the-box part |
Wall Street Journal |
16 May 2026 |
| Jack-in-the-box feature |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Apr 2026 |
| Grumbly sort |
New York Times Mini |
01 Mar 2026 |
| Starting-handle, or odd person (5) |
Puzzler |
19 Sep 2025 |
| Oddball liable to start things (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
18 Sep 2025 |
| "___ it up!" |
USA Today |
05 Sep 2025 |
| Eccentric person can start the engine (5) |
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| Kind of call from Bart to Moe |
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| Ratchet (up) |
Universal |
20 May 2025 |
| Frank chats about engine part (10) |
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| Wind it up, being an eccentric sort of person (5) |
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| Item once used to start a car 33 Down |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
22 Apr 2025 |
| He's crotchety and has a bad cold in the head (5) |
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| Starting-handle, or odd person (5) |
Puzzler |
17 Apr 2025 |
| Mouse Trap starter part |
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| Motor starter |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
06 Apr 2025 |
| Oddball taking Charlie to the station (5) |
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| Eccentric person caught by place to get taxi (5) |
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| Wind up the bigot ... (5) |
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| Bent handle in it for an eccentric (5) |
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| A handle with a bend in it for an eccentric (5) |
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| 2006 action film starring Jason Statham and Amy Smart |
Mirror Quiz |
29 Sep 2024 |
| Oddball liable to start things (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
10 Sep 2024 |
| Early car starter |
The Telegraph Plusword |
08 Sep 2024 |
| Window handle |
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| Engine starting device (5) |
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| Eccentric engine part? (5) |
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| Tip-top appliance in frame? (5) |
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| Eccentric caught with line |
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| Odd person, informally (5) |
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| Odd person to alter the motion? (5) |
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| Starting handle (5) |
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| Turning lever |
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| ___ it up (raise the volume) |
Universal |
02 May 2024 |
| Eccentric part of engine? (5) |
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| Eccentric cheerleader at the head of column |
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| Prank call |
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| Handle an eccentric (5) |
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| Handle zealot (5) |
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| Eccentric way to start an old car (5) |
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| Antique auto starter |
Newsday |
10 Mar 2024 |
| Rotating shaft with handle (5) |
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| Caught by foul-smelling weirdo (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Handle an odd person |
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| Person of eccentric habits |
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| Handle that turns |
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| Eccentric person? |
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| Pencil sharpener handle |
Commuter |
13 Dec 2023 |
| Start with handle for conspiracy theorist? |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Nov 2023 |
| Eccentric person |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Nov 2023 |
| Handle kilo US drug cop put on the counter |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Oct 2023 |
| Model T starter |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Sep 2023 |
| Curmudgeon |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jan 2023 |
| Jack-in-the-box appendage |
LA Times Daily |
11 Aug 2022 |
| Turn eccentric |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Jul 2022 |
| Handle oddball |
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| Increase, with "up" |
Premier Sunday |
29 May 2022 |
| Old car part |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Jul 2021 |
| Turn (up), as volume |
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| Turn (up), as volume |
LA Times Daily |
13 May 2021 |
| Jack-in-the-box feature |
USA Today |
12 Apr 2021 |
| Model T feature |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Feb 2021 |
| Eccentric person |
The Times Concise |
28 Oct 2020 |
| Old car starter |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Jul 2020 |
| Annoying, as a call |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jun 2020 |
| Annoying, as a call |
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| Use for a bent axle |
Newsday |
30 May 2020 |
| Model T starter |
Newsday |
28 May 2020 |
| Old car part |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Apr 2020 |
| Start with handle for possible conspiracy theorist |
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| Wind up eccentric |
The Telegraph Toughie |
02 Oct 2019 |
| Old car starter |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jun 2019 |
| Old car starter |
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| 2006 film starring Jason Statham as Chev Chelios |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
19 May 2019 |
| Jack-in-the-box handle |
Newsday |
02 Apr 2019 |
| Model T starter |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2019 |
| Model T starter |
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| Old car starter |
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| Handle eccentric |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Sep 2018 |
| Eccentric fellow |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jul 2018 |
| Handle eccentric type |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Jun 2018 |
| Model T feature |
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| Model T feature |
LA Times Daily |
31 May 2018 |
| Eccentric fellow |
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| Model T feature |
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| Antique car starter |
Newsday |
12 Nov 2017 |
| Jack-in-the-box part |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Oct 2016 |
| Curmudgeon |
Newsday |
02 Sep 2016 |
| Jack-in-the-box feature |
Universal |
16 Aug 2016 |
| Original Model T need |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jun 2016 |
| Original Model T need |
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| Jack-in-the-box feature |
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| Antique-car starter |
Newsday |
30 Sep 2015 |
| Eccentric neurotic rankled to some extent |
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| Grouch |
New York Times |
05 Jul 2015 |
| Model T starter |
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| Model T starter |
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| Grouch |
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| Antique-car starter |
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| Caught offensive character |
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| Bart Simpson gag |
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| How to start up a Model T |
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| Grouch |
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| Ill-tempered type |
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| Hater |
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| Sorehead |
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| Kind of call that's hard to make in the era of cell phones |
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| Mouse Trap part |
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| Crotchety type |
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| Antique-car starter |
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| Curmudgeon |
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| Grouch |
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| Billy Idol's "Call" on "Rebel Yell" |
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| Part of many a generator |
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| Grouch |
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| Curmudgeon |
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| Curmudgeon |
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| Old car engine starter |
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| Model T feature |
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| Model T starter |
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| Gadget for a very old car |
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| Kind of call |
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| Gadget for an old car |
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| Start the Model T |
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| Car starter of yore |
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| Early auto starter |
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| Eccentric sort |
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| Bad-tempered person |
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| Model T accessory |
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| Type of call |
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| Antique-car starter |
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| Vintage auto starter |
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| Phony, as a phone call |
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| Shaft turner |
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| Vintage auto starter |
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| Antique starter |
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| Early auto starter |
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| Grouchy person |
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| Nut-case |
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| How to start up a Model T |
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| Word before case or shaft |
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| Sourpuss |
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| Car starter of old |
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| Gatling gun feature |
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| Phony phone caller |
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| This gets the shaft |
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| Increase, with "up" |
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| Nut case |
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| Grouchy person |
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| Don Rickles, e.g. |
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| Model T starter |
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| Monomaniac, informally |
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| Sorehead |
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| Crosspatch |
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| A shaft |
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| Model T necessity |
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| Eccentric person |
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| Model-T adjunct |
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| Primitive starter |
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| Part of an old telephone |
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| Fussbudget |
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| Tin Lizzie starter |
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| Eccentric |
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| Model T essential |
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| Curmudgeon |
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| Model-T accessory |
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| Grouchy one |
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| Part of the shaft of an engine. |
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| Handle for turning. |
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| Wind and turn. |
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| Car part, old style. |
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| Bent portion of axle. |
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| Early auto item. |
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| Standard auto equipment, circa 1900. |
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| Irascible sort |
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| Early car starter. |
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| Caprice. |
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| Whim |
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| Operate by a handle. |
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| Eccentric. |
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| Eccentric one. |
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| Model T item. |
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| Rube Goldberg device item |
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| Handle. |
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| Person with fantastic ideas. |
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| Starter for a Model T. |
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