| Slow learner |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Oct 2025 |
| Fool (5) |
Mirror Quick |
04 Oct 2025 |
| Simpleton caught inside hill (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
04 Oct 2025 |
| Daughter and male relative dismissing learner, ignorant type (5) |
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| Leader's ringing term of affection? The opposite! (5) |
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| One's slow to learn about cracking fantasy novel |
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| Poor scholar caught in nude form (5) |
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| Fool covered at first in pile of sand |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
17 Mar 2025 |
| One whose studies seem done at half pace? (5) |
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| ___ cap (antiquated form of schoolroom punishment) |
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| Blockhead |
Mirror Tea Time |
11 Feb 2025 |
| Charlie stuck in desert sands, the fool |
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| Though not much good, he has been capped |
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| ___ cap (item a bad student had to wear while sitting in the corner, back in the day) |
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| He's no good at learning, owing to State inclusion (5) |
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| Blockhead |
Mirror Tea Time |
09 Dec 2024 |
| One of the USA is inside owing to a person being dull (5) |
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| A dullard (5) |
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| One capped once, career's beginning to run into the sand |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Nov 2024 |
| At one time he was capped at school (5) |
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| Poor scholar is expected to hold State (5) |
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| Dunderhead begins uncertainly, being no scholar (5) |
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| Ignorant pupil (5) |
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| He's a bit slow and uncertain (5) |
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| Pupil slow at learning (5) |
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| Fool adds dull brownish colour to cafe walls |
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| Conical hat wearer (5) |
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| Stupid Brown attending church |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jul 2024 |
| Simpleton |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jul 2024 |
| Simpleton |
New York Times |
24 Jul 2024 |
| No single indulgences will make you an idiot (5) |
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| Old-fashioned insult |
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| Nitwit steps out, a uniform in place (5) |
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| Stupid person at a hill fort and a church (5) |
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| An ignoramus, to demand payment from the church |
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| A member of the lower class? |
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| Poor scholar caught in the nude maybe (5) |
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| Bad scholar, but he may have been capped (5) |
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| Clueless fellow |
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| Stupid pupil |
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| Caught in the nude misbehaving, silly twit! (5) |
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| Poor scholar (5) |
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| "A Confederacy of ___," sing. |
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| Stupid pupil (5) |
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| Dim fellow |
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| Italian leader touring north's an idiot |
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| Dolt, dimwit (5) |
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| Idiot caught in sandhill (5) |
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| Blockhead |
Commuter |
06 Dec 2023 |
| Caught hiding in sand, one never learns |
The Sun Two Speed |
04 Dec 2023 |
| Simpleton |
The Sun Two Speed |
04 Dec 2023 |
| Simpleton |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Nov 2023 |
| Person slow to appreciate some profound uncertainties |
The Times Cryptic |
17 Aug 2023 |
| Fool |
Newsday |
04 Feb 2023 |
| Slow learner |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Dec 2022 |
| Simpleton |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Jul 2022 |
| Dolt |
Newsday |
07 Apr 2022 |
| Slow learner expected to take in new chapter |
The Times Cryptic |
08 Mar 2022 |
| Centrist's head in the sand — one never learns |
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| Caught hiding in sand, one never learns |
The Sun Two Speed |
04 Mar 2021 |
| Simpleton |
The Sun Two Speed |
04 Mar 2021 |
| Knucklehead initially crawls into sand ridge |
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| Uneducated type in drably coloured church … |
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| Poor student wearing a conical cap |
Newsday |
21 Sep 2020 |
| One found around the corner? |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Jul 2020 |
| Slow learner |
The Times Concise |
08 Feb 2020 |
| Airhead or fool |
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| Blockhead |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Jul 2019 |
| Idiot |
Universal |
24 May 2019 |
| Airhead |
The Washington Post |
28 Apr 2019 |
| Airhead |
LA Times Daily |
28 Apr 2019 |
| Buffoon |
Newsday |
29 Mar 2019 |
| Airhead |
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| Idiot |
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| Moron |
Universal |
17 Dec 2018 |
| Wearer of a conical cap, once |
USA Today |
16 Dec 2018 |
| Classroom chucklehead |
Universal |
05 Dec 2018 |
| Dutch pawnbroker ripped off lecturer; he's a slow learner! |
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| Dumbbell |
Universal |
25 Sep 2018 |
| Goose departs before cat drops round |
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| Fool |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Apr 2018 |
| Dolt |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Apr 2018 |
| . Stupid fellow, getting caught in the bar |
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| One wearing a conical cap |
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| Classroom chucklehead |
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| Wearer of a conical cap, once |
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| Moron |
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| Dumbbell |
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| Idiot |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Sep 2017 |
| Unfavorable vote |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
08 Sep 2017 |
| Thickhead |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Aug 2017 |
| Dummy |
The Washington Post |
03 Jul 2017 |
| Dummy |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2017 |
| Fool's caught trapped in sand |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 Jun 2017 |
| Nincompoop |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jun 2017 |
| Nincompoop |
The Washington Post |
13 Jun 2017 |
| Wearer of a conical hat |
Universal |
10 Jun 2017 |
| One who's been cornered? |
Wall Street Journal |
18 May 2017 |
| Simpleton |
Thomas Joseph |
06 May 2017 |
| Slow learner caught dipping into Herbert's sci-fi classic |
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| Moron expected sandwiches, not cheese, to start with |
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| Numskull |
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| Wearer of a conical hat |
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| Dummy |
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| Nincompoop |
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| Fool's cap wearer |
Jonesin |
06 Dec 2016 |
| Corner sitter |
The Washington Post |
26 Oct 2016 |
| Caught hiding in sand? I never learn |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Oct 2016 |
| Caught hiding in sand? I never learn |
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| Numskull |
Universal |
17 Apr 2016 |
| Classy type has a reputation for being a corner boy |
Irish Times Crosaire |
14 Jan 2016 |
| Duffer |
The Guardian Quick |
28 Nov 2015 |
| Conehead |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2015 |
| Fool about, getting covered by mound of sand |
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| No whiz kid, he |
Universal |
08 Oct 2015 |
| Fool about, getting covered by mound of sand |
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| Stupid person |
The Times Concise |
22 May 2015 |
| Counted out to worst member of class |
Irish Times Crosaire |
16 Mar 2015 |
| Bonehead |
Universal |
04 Jan 2015 |
| No whiz kid, he |
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| Conehead |
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| Bonehead |
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| Ninny |
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| Blockhead |
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| Unwanted type of cap |
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| Cone-hatted one |
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| Knucklehead |
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| Fool's-cap wearer |
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| Brainiac's opposite |
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| Numbskull |
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| Conehead? |
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| Numbskull |
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| Reluctant wearer of a cap |
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| Chucklehead |
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| Ding-a-ling |
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| One with a conical cap |
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| Ninny |
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| Ignoramus |
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| Conical-cap wearer |
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| Blockhead |
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| A-student's antithesis |
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| Goose |
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| One who may be capped in a corner |
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| Fool's-cap wearer |
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| Corner chair occupant |
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| Fool's cap wearer |
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| School fool |
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| Nincompoop |
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| One in a corner chair |
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| Jerk |
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| Jerk |
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| Unflattering type of cap |
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| Fool |
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| Dolt |
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| Kind of cap |
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| Cap wearer |
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| Classroom conehead |
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| Puddinghead |
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| Cap in a classroom |
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| Class underachiever |
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| Hardly a Mensa member |
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| <:`-( |
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| Kid in the corner |
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| Bonehead |
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| Airhead |
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| Cone-hatted one |
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| Class fool |
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| One wearing a conical cap |
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| Dummy |
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| Moron |
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| Kind of cap |
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| No Mensa member |
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| Cap of yore |
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| Chucklehead |
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| Slow learner expected to take in new chapter |
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| Cap wearer |
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| Last in the class |
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| Bratty kid with a cap? |
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| Kid with a cap |
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| Conical-cap wearer |
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| Kind of cap |
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| Numbskull |
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| Stupid scholar |
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| Not a whiz kid |
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| Ignoramus |
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| He wears a conical cap |
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| Cone wearer |
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| Blockhead |
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| Lackwit |
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| Numskull |
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| Type of cap |
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| Stupid one |
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| Corner stander |
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| Dunderhead |
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| Dork |
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| Winner of the school cap. |
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| Cap wearer. |
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| Addlepate. |
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| Slow learner, in old schools. |
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| Slow learner |
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| Slow learner. |
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| See 37 Across. |
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| Dull-witted person. |
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