| Preparatory phrase in fencing |
The Times Concise |
07 May 2026 |
| Fencing cry |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Apr 2026 |
| Prepare to fight nurse where beds are short |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Mar 2026 |
| English dare to manoeuvre and get ready to fight (2,5) |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Dec 2025 |
| Fighting call when terribly angered (2,5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
02 Nov 2025 |
| Broadcast grenade warning on the piste (2,5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
17 Oct 2025 |
| Get ready to fence unconfined hens by pruned planted area (2,5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
24 Sep 2025 |
| Them's fighting words! |
New York Times |
03 Jul 2025 |
| Fencer's warning to an opponent to take a defensive stance (2,5) |
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| French warning to assume a defensive position (2,5) |
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| Fencing cry |
The Times Concise |
07 Jun 2025 |
| Call to fighters when grenade goes off (2,5) |
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| Everyman's beginning to cycle round garden: watch out |
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| Fencing warning |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Apr 2025 |
| Fencing cry |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Apr 2025 |
| Call to one with a 7-Down |
New York Times |
24 Feb 2025 |
| Fencing phrase |
Newsday |
12 Jan 2025 |
| English are besieging capital in Dakar - defend yourself! |
The Times Cryptic |
19 Dec 2024 |
| In fencing, a call to participants to adopt a defensive stance (2,5) |
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| French swordsman's warning (2,5) |
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| Fencing CW |
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| Fencing cry |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Nov 2024 |
| French phrase uttered at the beginning of a fencing bout (2,5) |
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| In fencing, a call to adopt a defensive stance in readiness for an attack or bout |
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| (fencing) in a defensive stance (2,5) |
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| Foil-holder's warning |
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| Grenade (anag.) |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Aug 2024 |
| Fencing cry |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Aug 2024 |
| Fencing cry |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jun 2024 |
| English are about close to defeated so prepare for attack |
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| After negotiation, agreed about navy's defensive position (2,5) |
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| Warning term in fencing |
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| "Be prepared!" (dueler's cry) (2,5) |
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| Fighting words |
Newsday |
23 Dec 2023 |
| Grenade exploded, warning that attack is coming (2,5) |
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| Ready with foil, almost completed wrapping cloth round |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Dec 2023 |
| Ready with foil, almost completed wrapping cloth round (2,5) |
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| Ready with foil, almost finished wrapping cloth round |
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| Fencer's warning |
New York Times Mini |
11 Nov 2023 |
| English garden slightly altered: this means it's time to begin fencing |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Oct 2023 |
| Words from a fencer |
Universal |
04 Jul 2023 |
| Fencing cry |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Aug 2022 |
| Fencer's warning (2 words) |
Family Time |
18 Jul 2022 |
| Fencer's cry |
Universal |
28 May 2022 |
| Masked warning? |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2021 |
| Fence line? |
New York Times |
26 Sep 2021 |
| Fighting words: grenade exploding! |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Apr 2021 |
| Fencer's call |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Apr 2021 |
| Fencing phrase |
USA Today |
21 Dec 2020 |
| Fighting words: grenade exploding! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Dec 2020 |
| Fighting words: and grenade exploding! |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Nov 2020 |
| Them's fighting words! |
New York Times |
25 Oct 2020 |
| Agreed to be flexible about new warning |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Sep 2020 |
| Warning posted in kitchen garden |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Jul 2020 |
| Alert to take a defensive position |
Newsday |
27 Jun 2020 |
| Savage angered, prepare for a fight |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Dec 2019 |
| Ready with foil, almost completed wrapping cloth up |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Nov 2019 |
| Pointed warning? |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Nov 2019 |
| Sword-wielder's cry |
LA Times Daily |
06 Oct 2019 |
| Sword-wielder's cry |
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| Fencing cry |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Sep 2019 |
| Fighting words? |
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| Fighting words? |
LA Times Daily |
14 Aug 2019 |
| Criminal angered by stance taken by one associated with Swords |
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| 'Get ready!' |
New York Times |
26 Jun 2019 |
| Fencer's warning |
The Times Concise |
31 May 2019 |
| Duel directive |
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| Fencer's cry |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Feb 2019 |
| Cry before a duel |
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| Fighting words? |
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| "Get ready!" |
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| Sword-wielder's cry |
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| Sporting call angered drunk |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Sep 2018 |
| Using piece of red rag, nervously put over challenge |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Sep 2018 |
| Fencing challenge |
Newsday |
29 Jul 2018 |
| Start of a duel |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jun 2018 |
| Start of a duel |
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| Phrase shouted before fencing |
Newsday |
10 Apr 2018 |
| Start of a duel |
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| Dueler's cry |
LA Times Daily |
21 Mar 2017 |
| Dueler's cry |
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| 'Prepare to duel!' |
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| "Prepare to duel!" |
LA Times Daily |
14 Mar 2017 |
| Warning before lunging |
New York Times |
15 Jan 2017 |
| Warning before lunging |
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| "Prepare to duel!" |
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| Prepare for attack from English forest, briefly |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Nov 2016 |
| Opening fencing position |
The Guardian Speedy |
01 Oct 2016 |
| 'Prepare to parry!' |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jan 2016 |
| What may be said in fencing part of kitchen garden? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Jan 2016 |
| "Get ready!" in fencing |
Universal |
29 Dec 2015 |
| Sporting warning |
Newsday |
26 Dec 2015 |
| Warning from French of exploding grenade? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Oct 2015 |
| Fencer's warning cry |
The Times Concise |
30 Sep 2015 |
| Dueling cry |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jul 2015 |
| Call before a head-to-head contest |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jan 2015 |
| Sporting warning |
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| "Get ready!" in fencing |
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| Call before a head-to-head contest |
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| Fencer's warning |
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| Fencing cry |
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| Fighting words, of sorts |
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| "Prepare to fence!" |
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| Phrase associated with 23 Across |
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| Dueler's cry |
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| Them's fighting words |
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| Warning on the piste |
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| Foil user's words |
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| Fencing phrase |
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| Fencing challenge |
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| Initiator of some matches |
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| Fencing challenge |
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| "Let's fence!" |
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| Chivalric warning |
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| "Let's fight!" |
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| Fencer's cry |
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| "It's time for battle!" |
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| Fighting words |
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| Fencer's cry |
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| "Fencers, prepare to duel!" |
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| "Fencers, prepare to duel!" |
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| Cry before waving the hand |
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| Fighting words |
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| Fencer's cry |
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| Pointed words? |
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| Pointed words? |
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| Fencing stance |
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| Match-starting cry |
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| Fight precursor |
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| Fencing cry |
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| Pointed warning? |
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| Shout during a fencing match |
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| "Prepare to fence!" |
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| "Assume the position!" |
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| Duel lead-in |
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| Fighting words |
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| Duel lead-in |
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| "Assume the position," in fencing |
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| Fencing call |
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| Duelist's warning |
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| Fighting words? |
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| Match starter |
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| D'Artagnan's cry |
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| Fencing position |
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| Them's fighting words |
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| Fencer's warning |
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| Fencing calls |
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| Fencing call |
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| Fencing call |
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| Match-opening cry |
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| Fencing call |
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| Fencing term |
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| Them's fighting words |
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| Words before a fight? |
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| "Preparet to fence!" |
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| "Be Prepared!" |
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| Duelist's warning |
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| Warning, of a sort |
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| Fencer's call |
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| Fencing position |
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| Epeeist's phrase |
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| Warning for 101 Across |
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| Fencing term. |
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| Fencing position. |
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| Fencer's position. |
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| Fencer's cry. |
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| Epéeist's phrase. |
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| Fencing term: Fr. |
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| "Have at thee!" |
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| Epeeist's term. |
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| "Be prepared!" |
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| Cry of French swordsman. |
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| On the qui vive. |
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