| Grating noise, such as of an unoiled hinge |
The Telegraph Mini |
10 May 2026 |
| Sound made by old wood floors |
USA Today |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Grating sound sound sound (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
22 Aug 2025 |
| Haunted house sound |
USA Today |
26 Jul 2025 |
| Old staircase sound |
USA Today |
11 Jun 2025 |
| A harsh scraping sound |
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| Make a squeaking noise (5) |
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| Make a squealing noise |
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| Scraping noise (5) |
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| Squeaky grating sound, the ... of the floorboards |
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| Door complaint |
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| Noise heard from watercourse (5) |
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| Squeaky sound |
Newsday |
26 Jan 2025 |
| Sound made by an old staircase |
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| Sound of a wooden floorboard or a bad back? |
The Telegraph Plusword |
05 Nov 2024 |
| *Spooky house sound |
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| Old floorboard sound |
USA Today |
15 Oct 2024 |
| Old floorboard sound |
LA Times Mini |
23 Sep 2024 |
| Sound of the wild corncrake deprived of food (5) |
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| Caretaker will tear out to find the noise (5) |
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| Sound from an old wood floor |
Newsday |
15 May 2024 |
| Noise, as of an unoiled hinge (5) |
Puzzler |
01 May 2024 |
| Sound from an old floorboard |
Universal |
10 Apr 2024 |
| Grating sound of a hinge |
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| Intruder’s giveaway |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Nov 2023 |
| Sound of a wailing floorboard |
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| Sound of an old wooden floor |
Newsday |
30 Aug 2023 |
| Rusty gate sound |
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| Sound from an old wood floor |
Newsday |
08 Nov 2022 |
| Floorboard sound |
Universal |
11 Aug 2022 |
| Noise from an old floorboard, perhaps |
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| Eerie floor noise |
Universal |
01 Apr 2022 |
| Sound from an old staircase |
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| Sound from an old staircase |
LA Times Daily |
05 Oct 2021 |
| Floorboard sound |
USA Today |
19 Jul 2021 |
| Squeak (of floorboard) |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Jun 2021 |
| Loose floorboard sound |
LA Times Daily |
19 May 2021 |
| Loose floorboard sound |
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| Floorboard sound |
USA Today |
27 Apr 2021 |
| Floorboard sound |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Apr 2021 |
| Sound like an old floorboard |
New York Times |
05 Jan 2021 |
| Sound from a floorboard |
New York Times |
15 Dec 2020 |
| Sound of a haunted house's floor |
Newsday |
20 Oct 2020 |
| Haunted house sound |
Newsday |
18 Oct 2020 |
| Sound of a rusty hinge |
The Times Concise |
21 Sep 2020 |
| Floorboard sound |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jun 2020 |
| Haunted-house sound |
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| Floor noise |
Newsday |
22 Dec 2019 |
| Staircase sound |
New York Times |
08 Sep 2019 |
| Hear a sound sound |
The Telegraph Toughie |
20 Mar 2019 |
| What a wood floor would do at times |
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| Floorboards sound |
USA Today |
15 Feb 2019 |
| Floorboards sound |
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| Staircase sound |
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| Old floorboard sound |
Newsday |
18 Nov 2018 |
| Sound of an old wood floor |
Newsday |
18 Jul 2018 |
| Haunted house sound |
New York Times |
27 Aug 2017 |
| Audible sign of age |
New York Times |
24 Jun 2017 |
| Haunted house sound |
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| Audible sign of age |
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| Sound from an old floorboard |
Universal |
29 Dec 2016 |
| Scary story sound |
LA Times Daily |
19 Nov 2016 |
| Old-floor sound |
Newsday |
15 Nov 2016 |
| Haunted house noise |
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| Floorboard sound |
Universal |
15 Oct 2016 |
| What old knees may do |
New York Times |
08 Sep 2016 |
| Haunted house noise |
Universal |
25 Aug 2016 |
| Staircase sound |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Jun 2016 |
| Haunted house sound |
USA Today |
18 Apr 2016 |
| Spooky sound |
Newsday |
04 Mar 2016 |
| Floorboard sound |
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| Haunted house noise |
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| What old knees may do |
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| Sound from an old floorboard |
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| Sound of old floorboards |
Family Time |
13 Dec 2015 |
| Floorboard sound |
Premier Sunday |
29 Nov 2015 |
| Haunted house sound |
LA Times Daily |
20 Nov 2015 |
| Sound spooky |
Newsday |
16 Oct 2015 |
| Sound spooky |
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| Haunted house sound |
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| Floorboard sound |
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| Result of an oil shortage? |
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| Sign of age |
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| Floorboard sound |
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| Sound in a haunted house |
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| Result of an oil shortage? |
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| Spooky sound |
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| Floorboards sound |
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| Spooky sound |
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| Old floorboard sound |
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| Bones and doors may do it |
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| Indication of an oil shortage? |
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| Sound of an unsound floor |
New York Times |
18 Apr 2011 |
| Unwelcome sound for a burglar |
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| Haunted house noise |
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| Rusty hinge sound |
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| Sound of an unsound floor |
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| Haunted house sound |
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| Old floorboards sound |
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| Old-floor sound |
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| Bones and doors may do it |
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| Sound like rusted hinges |
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| Old floorboard sound |
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| Reason to lubricate |
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| Sound of old floorboards |
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| Old floorboard sound |
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| Reason to lubricate |
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| Floorboard sound |
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| Floor noise |
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| Haunted house sound |
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| Old house sound |
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| Sign of an oil shortage? |
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| Squeaky sound |
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| Spooky sound |
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| Floorboard noise |
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| Door sound, sometimes |
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| Haunted house sound |
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| Halloween sound |
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| Noise from a rickety floor |
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| Noise from a rickety floor |
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| Bones and doors may do it |
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| Spooky noise |
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| Bones and doors may do it |
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| Haunted house sound |
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| Sound from a floorboard |
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| Ghostly sound |
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| Old floor noise |
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| Floorboard sound |
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| Door sound, perhaps |
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| Old-house noise |
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| Haunted house sound |
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| Floorboard sound |
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| Old-house noise |
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| Haunted-house sound |
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| Result of an oil shortage? |
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| Floor sound |
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| Floor sound |
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| Old floorboards sound |
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| Need oil, perhaps |
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| It calls for oil |
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| Rusty hinge sound |
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| It may come from a door |
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| Squeaky sound |
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| Need lubricating, maybe |
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| Sound of old floorboards |
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| Haunted house noise |
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| Floorboard sound |
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| Sound rickety |
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| Grating sound |
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| Sound like rusted hinges |
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| Joint sound? |
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| Squeak |
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| Make a squeaking sound |
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| Stair noise |
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| Sound from an unoiled hinge |
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| Bone sound at 90 |
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| Old-floor sound |
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| Squeaking sound. |
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| Spooky sound effect. |
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| Grating sound. |
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| Sound of a rusted hinge. |
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| Radio sound effect. |
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| Old bones may do it |
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| Haunted house sound |
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| Haunted house noise |
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| Sound like an old door |
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| Spooky sound. |
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| Sharp squeak. |
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| Rasping sound. |
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