| Variable |
Universal |
24 Oct 2025 |
| Abnormal feature of Montserrat I cited |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
26 Aug 2025 |
| Unpredictable |
Commuter |
19 Aug 2025 |
| Unpredictable |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Aug 2025 |
| Quote about ace bishop turning fickle (7) |
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| Being unsteady, Eric takes in deserter (7) |
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| Another rat I catch with unpredictable ingredient (7) |
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| Capricious, irregular (7) |
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| Irregular way to produce rice with art (7) |
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| Does little Roy care for it - irregular though it is? |
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| Liable to sudden unpredictable changes. (7) |
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| I have the right to cater for the wandering |
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| Unpredictable boy holding sailor back |
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| Unstable English bishop has a time in charge (7) |
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| Wandering blackleg stuck in Morecambe? |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Jun 2025 |
| Shifting rodent found in damaged rice (7) |
The Guardian Quiptic |
01 Jun 2025 |
| Unreliable, wayward |
The Times Concise |
28 May 2025 |
| Little by little boy took in rodent in fits and starts (7) |
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| Unpredictable |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
08 May 2025 |
| Fine constraining rodent's wandering |
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| Man holds deserter who is unpredictable (7) |
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| Dodgy scoundrel in glossy fabric returned |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 Apr 2025 |
| Wayward, wayward Cartier (7) |
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| Not consistent (7) |
The Guardian Quick |
11 Apr 2025 |
| Deserter in Morecambe showing lack of consistency (7) |
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| Cartier liable to sudden change (7) |
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| Wayward (7) |
Puzzler |
31 Mar 2025 |
| Heather almost trapped deserter wandering (7) |
|
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| Unpredictable boy sheltering rodent |
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| Inconsistent |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Feb 2025 |
| Unpredictable man taking in rodent (7) |
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| Not fixed, wandering (7) |
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| Unpredictable (7) |
Puzzler |
17 Feb 2025 |
| Changeable |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Feb 2025 |
| First person in suspect crater that's unpredictable (7) |
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| Wayward deserter harboured by Eric (7) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Unpredictable and irregular in behaviour. (7) |
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| See Eric about rat - not uniform! (7) |
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| Irregular, lacking consistency (7) |
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| Unpredictable man hides rodent (7) |
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| See Eric about a rat? It's a bit irregular (7) |
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| Irregular |
Mirror Classic |
01 Jan 2025 |
| Unstable trip up attic without tenant (7) |
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| Aphrodisiac making old artist unsteady |
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| Irregular |
Puzzler Backwords |
25 Dec 2024 |
| Irregular in behaviour (7) |
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| Unpredictable (7) |
Puzzler |
11 Dec 2024 |
| Wandering man accepted deserter (7) |
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| Unpredictable in behaviour |
|
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| Unstable rodent among scattered rice (7) |
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| For Eric to hide a deserter would be most irregular (7) |
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| Inconsistently variable (7) |
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| Unpredictable man eating rodent (7) |
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| Fickle |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Nov 2024 |
| Unpredictable traitor ta ken in by Mr Bana (7) |
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| Unpredictable blunder by a jerk |
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| Varying extent of deficit - arrears on the rise |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Nov 2024 |
| Irregular; unpredictable (7) |
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| Unpredictable |
The Times Concise |
19 Oct 2024 |
| Unpredictable |
Mirror Tea Time |
16 Oct 2024 |
| Unpredictable |
USA Today |
09 Oct 2024 |
| Capricious turncoat lodges in Morecambe? |
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| Capricious man about to betray one's trust |
|
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| Capricious boy about to betray one's trust (7) |
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| Crater I suspect is not regular in pattern (7) |
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| Capricious (7) |
Puzzler |
25 Sep 2024 |
| Unstable boy snaring vermin (7) |
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| Not regular in movement |
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| Unreliable bloke harbouring deserter (7) |
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| Changing unpredictably (7) |
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| Cartier turns unpredictable (7) |
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| Chap takes traitor to be inconsistent (7) |
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| Unpredictable hesitation shown by despicable person in charge (7) |
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| Wildly inconsistent |
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| Lacking consistency |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jul 2024 |
| Unreliable version of criteria I rejected |
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| Unpredictable |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Jul 2024 |
| Irregular criteria one removed, tentatively |
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| Being unreliable, I react strangely about the first of the rules (7) |
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| Roving rodent held by Eric (7) |
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| Unpredictable |
Mirror Tea Time |
14 Jun 2024 |
| Eric swallows rodent - how irregular! (7) |
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| Fitful chap trapping rodent (7) |
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| Capricious boy captures deserter |
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| Care about it, right away, although it is irregular (7) |
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| CARTIER |
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| Inconsistent, unpredictable (7) |
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| Difficult to second-guess (7) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
14 May 2024 |
| Inconsistent |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 May 2024 |
| Unreliable man keeps rodent |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 May 2024 |
| Unpredictable wayward (7) |
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| Pest gets into rice, running around all over the place (7) |
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| One discovered in deformed crater is unstable (7) |
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| The other rat I can see is partly unpredictable (7) |
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| Irregular or unpredictable |
Irish Times Simplex |
15 Apr 2024 |
| Haphazard, unpredictable (7) |
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| In Canberra, tickets are changeable (7) |
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| Go wrong, putting a model in charge. It was quite irregular (7) |
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| Irregular |
Mirror Classic |
04 Mar 2024 |
| Wandering sailor turned up in Morecambe, for example (7) |
|
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| Inconsistent and unpredictable (7) |
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| Do wrong and a twitch will show you as being capricious |
|
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| Unpredictable |
The Guardian Quick |
24 Jan 2024 |
| Not at all steady racer - it has been modified (7) |
|
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| Unpredictable |
New York Times |
08 Jan 2024 |
| Highly inconsistent |
|
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| Man taking traitor to be unpredictable |
|
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| Not constant; eccentric or irregular (7) |
|
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| Unpredictable recreation that's a one off, but faulty (7) |
|
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| Unpredictable |
Mirror Tea Time |
02 Dec 2023 |
| Iodine discovered in deformed crater is unstable (7) |
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| Inconsistent |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Nov 2023 |
| Mercurial man protects informer |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Nov 2023 |
| Unpredictable |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Nov 2023 |
| Volatile, unpredictable |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Nov 2023 |
| Fickle |
The Guardian Quick |
17 Aug 2023 |
| Changeable |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 May 2023 |
| Liable to sudden changes |
The Guardian Quick |
17 May 2023 |
| Haphazard |
The Times Concise |
13 May 2023 |
| Irregular |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 May 2023 |
| Unpredictable |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2023 |
| All over the map |
LA Times Daily |
13 Mar 2023 |
| Idle maybe, clutching rodent? Most unreliable |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Dec 2022 |
| A little water rat I classified as wandering |
The Times Cryptic |
08 Dec 2022 |
| Wandering, one falls into terrible crater |
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| Wandering, one falls into terrible crater |
The Guardian Cryptic |
10 Oct 2022 |
| Unpredictable |
New York Times |
19 Sep 2022 |
| Irregular |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Sep 2022 |
| All over the place |
LA Times Daily |
11 Sep 2022 |
| Difficult to predict |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jun 2022 |
| Unpredictable |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Apr 2022 |
| Unpredictable scoundrel housed in Morecambe? |
The Times Cryptic |
30 Dec 2021 |
| Unpredictable |
The Times Concise |
03 Dec 2021 |
| Unpredictable, like a person's behavior |
|
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| Unpredictable, temperamental |
Irish Times Simplex |
25 Nov 2021 |
| Unreliable traitor held by top lady in charge |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Nov 2021 |
| On and off, as a pattern (unpredictable) |
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| Irregular |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Oct 2021 |
| Unpredictable, temperamental |
Irish Times Simplex |
27 Sep 2021 |
| Unpredictable |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Sep 2021 |
| Unpredictable, temperamental |
Irish Times Simplex |
16 Sep 2021 |
| Unpredictable, temperamental |
Irish Times Simplex |
06 Sep 2021 |
| Mercurial Queen singer seen by disco on occasion |
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| Unpredictable |
New York Times |
21 Aug 2021 |
| Unreliable quote about a Rolls-Royce coming back |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Jul 2021 |
| ''Trusty'' antonym |
Newsday |
23 Apr 2021 |
| Unreliable quote about a bishop coming over |
|
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| Unpredictable, temperamental |
Irish Times Simplex |
02 Mar 2021 |
| Capricious informer divides Morecambe |
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| Mercurial |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Jan 2021 |
| Unpredictable retired celebrity having blown top visiting Morecambe, maybe |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Jan 2021 |
| Changeable |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Jan 2021 |
| Racier novel set around time that is unpredictable |
Irish Times Crosaire |
26 Dec 2020 |
| Upset about fancy car – it is unreliable |
|
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| Wandering deserter entering Morecambe? |
|
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| I'll be seen entering crater, terribly unpredictable |
|
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| Irregular; capricious |
The Times Concise |
20 Oct 2020 |
| Wandering sailor turns up in Morecambe? |
|
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| Mercurial man protects informer |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Sep 2020 |
| Unpredictable |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Sep 2020 |
| Unpredictable |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Sep 2020 |
| Wayward boy has to tell |
|
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| Unstable volcanic crater encircles island |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Aug 2020 |
| Unreliable man keeps rodent |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Aug 2020 |
| Unpredictable |
The Times Concise |
07 Jun 2020 |
| Consistently inconsistent |
Family Time |
04 May 2020 |
| Capricious sailor turning up in Morecambe, say |
|
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| Not consistent |
Jonesin |
17 Mar 2020 |
| Sort of rock Cartier fashioned |
|
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| Not even Cartier is at sea |
|
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| Unreliable man protects informer |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Oct 2019 |
| Volatile rodent found in Morecambe, perhaps |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Oct 2019 |
| Hit-or-miss |
USA Today |
17 Sep 2019 |
| . Unpredictable rogue consumed by rage around college |
|
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| Unpredictable boy catching rodent |
|
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| Inconsistent |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jun 2019 |
| Capricious fellow concealing deserter |
|
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| Inconsistent |
The Washington Post |
03 Jun 2019 |
| Irregular in movement |
The Times Concise |
30 Apr 2019 |
| Unpredictable |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Mar 2019 |
| Unstable |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Feb 2019 |
| Having no regular course, the man goes round pest |
|
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| Hit-or-miss |
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| Inconsistent |
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| Liable to sudden unpredictable change |
Irish Times Simplex |
11 Dec 2018 |
| Inconsistent |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Dec 2018 |
| A rock transported by glacial action |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
05 Aug 2018 |
| Far from consistent |
The Washington Post Sunday |
29 Jul 2018 |
| Unpredictable Cartman keeps an odd pet! |
|
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| Capricious |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Jul 2018 |
| Unreliable quote about a bishop returning |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Jun 2018 |
| Irregular |
The Times Concise |
05 Jun 2018 |
| Model's Cartier is unpredictable |
Irish Times Crosaire |
02 Jun 2018 |
| Fluky |
Newsday |
12 May 2018 |
| Unusually rare twitching, lacking predictability |
|
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| English bishop with a twitch, uncertain in action |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Mar 2018 |
| Unpredictable boy munching grass |
|
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| Not regular fried rice when there's rodent in it |
|
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| Quote to secure a high-class car turned unreliable |
The Telegraph Toughie |
03 Jan 2018 |
| Wandering boy catches rodent |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Nov 2017 |
| Capricious |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Nov 2017 |
| Scoundrel in Clapton famously unpredictable |
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| Spotty |
Newsday |
10 Sep 2017 |
| Wandering rodent nesting in Morecambe? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Sep 2017 |
| Irregular, not dependable |
The Guardian Speedy |
19 Aug 2017 |
| Unpredictable |
LA Times Daily |
14 Apr 2017 |
| Unpredictable |
The Washington Post |
14 Apr 2017 |
| Not at all consistent, can be used to describe behavior |
|
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| Reinvention of Cartier is unpredictable |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Apr 2017 |
| A boy holds: "Traitor is not at all consistent" |
|
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| Unpredictable |
|
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| Unreliable fellow cuts grass? On the contrary |
|
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| Unreliable quote about a bishop getting up |
|
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| Unreliable British leader, scoundrel in charge |
|
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| Irregular |
The Washington Post |
09 May 2016 |
| All over the place |
New York Times |
15 Apr 2016 |
| Wandering sailor capsized, taken on board by Viking explorer |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Apr 2016 |
| Unpredictable |
Newsday |
10 Apr 2016 |
| Wandering sewer rat I chased around |
|
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| Inconstant criteria I must leave for revision |
The Times Cryptic |
16 Mar 2016 |
| Unpredictable return of sailor wearing glossy fabric |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 Dec 2015 |
| Impossible to predict |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Nov 2015 |
| Fluctuating |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Oct 2015 |
| All over the place |
Jonesin |
03 Sep 2015 |
| Sporadic |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Jul 2015 |
| Inconsistent |
Universal |
16 Jul 2015 |
| Capricious European kings, Greek by the sound of it |
|
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| Rambling |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Apr 2015 |
| Odd quote about a bishop keeling over |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
31 Mar 2015 |
| Wayward boy about to betray one's trust |
|
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| Irregular |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Mar 2015 |
| Deviating off-course |
Jonesin |
26 Mar 2015 |
| Unreliable man, bad type at heart |
|
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| Unpredictable |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Feb 2015 |
| Man going around desert, wandering |
|
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| Unpredictable |
|
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| Impossible to predict |
|
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| Inconsistent |
|
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| Unreliable American's heart harbouring symbol of betrayal |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 Jan 2015 |
| Wayward |
|
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| Unpredictable |
|
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| Unreliable boy harbours vermin |
|
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| All over the place |
|
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| Fitful |
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| Unsteady |
|
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| Inconsistent |
|
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| Unpredictable |
|
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| Mercurial |
|
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| Unpredictable |
|
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| Not at all consistent |
|
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| Inconsistent |
|
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| Spotty |
|
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| Inconsistent |
|
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| Spotty |
|
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| Fickle |
|
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| Unstable |
|
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| Not fixed |
|
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| Unpredictable |
|
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| Inconsistent |
|
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| Unstable |
|
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| Undependable |
|
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| Inconsistent |
|
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| Deviating off course |
|
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| Undependable |
|
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| Undependable |
|
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| Not at all consistent |
|
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| Inconsistent |
|
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| Unpredictable |
|
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| Inconsistent |
|
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| Not at all consistent |
|
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| Unpredictable |
|
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| Unpredictable |
|
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| Inconsistent |
|
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| Far from solid |
|
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| Not consistent |
|
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| Not steady |
|
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| Not at all consistent |
|
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| Irregular |
|
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| Unpredictable |
|
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| Wandering |
|
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| Irregular |
|
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| Having no definite course |
|
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| Off the mark |
|
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| Capricious |
|
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| Wandering |
|
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| Not constant |
|
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| Capricious |
|
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| On-again-off-again |
|
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| Hit or miss |
|
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| Irregular |
|
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| Irregular; queer |
|
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| Lacking consistency |
|
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| Strange. |
|
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| Having no certain course. |
|
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| Departing from the usual course. |
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| Describing a wild pitcher. |
|
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| Changeable. |
|
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| Irregular. |
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| Devious. |
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| See 33 Across. |
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| Wandering. |
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| Undependable. |
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| Eccentric. |
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| Unpredictable. |
|
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| Deviating from the usual course. |
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| Unstable. |
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| Inconsistent |
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| Off and on |
|
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| Wayward |
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