| One could prove the rule (9) |
The Guardian Quick |
17 Apr 2025 |
| Adverse criticism? Not as a rule |
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| Change from the rule (9) |
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| Anomaly, oddity (9) |
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| Republican expelled from party admitting vote anomaly |
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| "Everyone delights to spend their summer's holiday; Down beside the side of the silvery sea; I'm no ... to the rule," sang Florrie Forde. "I do love to be beside the seaside" |
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| Sign of imperfection in piece not treated as a special case (9) |
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| Without diagram, other than one on anomaly worth mentioning (7,9) |
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| Special case that breaks the rule (9) |
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| Means to test rule – I expect no changes |
The Guardian Cryptic |
30 Oct 2023 |
| It's said to prove a rule |
Irish Times Simplex |
26 Nov 2019 |
| Omission |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Apr 2019 |
| Old love knitted nice top that proves rule? |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Apr 2019 |
| Freak, not counting overs in nets |
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| Save revolutionary leader's departure |
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| Expect different leader coming up as special case |
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| The one that proves the rule |
Irish Times Simplex |
11 Feb 2016 |
| Former prisoner hiding record, before it raised anomaly |
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| Omission that may be taken as an offence |
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| Omission |
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