| Distressed copper upset plonk (3,2) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
18 Apr 2026 |
| Deeply distressed - snip into pieces (3,2) |
The Guardian Quick |
24 Feb 2026 |
| Destroy using scissors, like excess packaging, perhaps |
The Telegraph Plusword |
25 Dec 2025 |
| Distressed copper upset plonk (3,2) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
18 Jun 2025 |
| Use a knife on some stuff in a cup (3,2) |
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| Pretty upset (3-2) |
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| Slice into pieces (3,2) |
The Guardian Quick |
02 Jun 2025 |
| Divide into pieces with a knife (3,2) |
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| Deeply distressed, all to pieces (3,2) |
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| Distressed trade unionists? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 May 2025 |
| Clownish sort |
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| Upset to find dissected (3,2) |
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| Distressed to find in pieces (3,2) |
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| Slice into pieces |
New York Times |
10 Mar 2025 |
| Dice (3,2) |
The Guardian Quick |
08 Mar 2025 |
| Slice or dice |
New York Times Mini |
04 Mar 2025 |
| Slice in bits (3,2) |
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| Distraught? Easier to eat food like this (3,2) |
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| Certainly not thrilled to bits! (3,2) |
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| Distressed in France, you break piece of crockery (3,2) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
26 Dec 2024 |
| One leaving you in stitches |
New York Times |
01 Dec 2024 |
| Unhappy about being parted? (3,2) |
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| Upset when made lower and higher (3,2) |
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| Unhappy when divided |
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| Disturbed to find no longer in one piece (3,2) |
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| Nick gets high, unhappy (3,2) |
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| Criticise trade union involved in competition (3,2) |
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| How people feel when their lives are in pieces? (3,2) |
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| TUC, as it were, to be deeply distressed |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
19 Aug 2024 |
| Chop into pieces, say |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
20 Jul 2024 |
| Distressed to find partitioned (3,2) |
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| Lacerated; annoyed (3,2) |
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| Upset when axed? (3,2) |
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| Very distressed over snub earlier (3,2) |
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| Most upset it had been split (3-2) |
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| Feeling wounded in parts? (3,2) |
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| Jokester |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Mar 2024 |
| Carve into pieces (3,2) |
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| Distressed at being made mincemeat of? (3,2) |
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| To chop |
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| Nick, getting out of bed, is distressed |
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| Chop to bits |
Premier Sunday |
21 Jan 2024 |
| See you texting mate with reprimand |
The Times Cryptic |
16 Jan 2024 |
| Put upper-class conservative back, upset (3-2) |
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| Killer comedian |
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| Very distressed |
The Guardian Quick |
23 Sep 2023 |
| Jokester |
New York Times |
06 Sep 2023 |
| Funny sort |
New York Times |
27 Aug 2023 |
| Unhappy? In pieces, presumably! |
The Telegraph Toughie |
02 May 2023 |
| Sad Parisian you dressed in bit of lady's underwear |
The Guardian Cryptic |
28 Apr 2023 |
| Dismayed because share increased? |
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| Slice, as carrots |
Newsday |
26 Jul 2022 |
| Second person in France entering competition gets distressed |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Jul 2022 |
| Hurt; deeply distressed |
The Guardian Speedy |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Funny fellow |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Nov 2020 |
| Dice, say |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jun 2020 |
| Destroy, as an old credit card |
Universal |
07 Jun 2020 |
| Upset -- and in pieces? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Apr 2020 |
| Real clown |
Newsday |
19 Jan 2020 |
| Very upset — in pieces perhaps? |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Dec 2019 |
| Distressed (informal) |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Dec 2019 |
| Deeply distressed |
The Times Concise |
28 Sep 2019 |
| Clown |
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| Jokester |
New York Times |
09 Aug 2018 |
| Class clown |
Newsday |
17 Jun 2018 |
| Riot |
New York Times |
19 Apr 2018 |
| Distressed — in pieces presumably! |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Apr 2018 |
| Very upset |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Apr 2018 |
| Carve |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Mar 2018 |
| Distressed copper upset plonk |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Mar 2018 |
| Very distressed |
The Times Concise |
17 Jan 2018 |
| Riot |
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| Jokester |
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| Clownish fellow |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Oct 2017 |
| Severely criticise workers' organisation, conceivably |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Dec 2016 |
| Dice competition involving workers organised |
The Times Cryptic |
24 Aug 2016 |
| Jokester |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jul 2016 |
| Clue to all the workers' unions being distressed |
The Times Cryptic |
09 Jun 2016 |
| Local distress as no remorse in Supreme Court |
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| Funny fellow |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Mar 2016 |
| Upset workers' representatives in knockout event? |
The Times Cryptic |
13 Jul 2015 |
| Overtake dangerously when upset |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Mar 2015 |
| Laugh-a-minute sort |
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| Card |
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| Chop |
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| Funny person |
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| Class clown, e.g. |
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| Prankster |
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| Prankster |
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| Prankster |
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| Class clown |
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| Real comedian |
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| Shred |
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| Wag |
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| Prank puller |
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| Such a jokester |
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| Clownish one |
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| Wag |
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| Prankster |
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| Be a clown |
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| Clown |
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| Clown |
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| Clown |
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| Practical joker |
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| Prankster |
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| Prankish person |
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| Funny fellow |
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| Prankish sort |
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| Clown around |
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| Class clown |
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| Pull some pranks |
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| Funny person |
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| Class clown, for example |
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| Joker |
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| Class clown |
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| Card |
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| Slice and dice |
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| Mischievous person |
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| Quite a card |
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| Clown |
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| Class clown |
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| Laugh-a-minute |
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| Clown |
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| Lampshade wearer at a party |
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| Misbehave |
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| A persistent joker. |
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| Wag. |
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| Life of the party: Slang. |
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| Life of the party. |
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| Carry on. |
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| Wild card? |
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| Show-off. |
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| Showoff. |
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| Clown. |
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| Show off: Slang. |
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| Devotee of practical jokes. |
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