| Heads out | 
            Universal | 
            30 Oct 2025 | 
          
          
            | ___ for it (takes a chance) | 
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            | Walks away | 
            Newsday | 
            26 Oct 2025 | 
          
          
            | "When the sun ___ down" | 
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            | Departs | 
            Commuter | 
            07 Oct 2025 | 
          
          
            | Spells or shots | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            15 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | Leaves (4) | 
            Puzzler | 
            06 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | "What ___ around, comes around" | 
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            | Departs | 
            Newsday | 
            18 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Skedaddles | 
            New York Times | 
            27 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Goodbyes, but nobody leaves (4) | 
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            | Twisting ends of this rake to drag leaves | 
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            | (& 11-across) P.S. Bluey lego unfortunately fails completely (4,5,2) | 
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            | Departs | 
            USA Today | 
            09 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | "Who __ there?" | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            02 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Rolls the dice, as in Monopoly | 
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            | With 6-Across, starts being eco-friendly | 
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            | Frankie ___ to Hollywood, 1980s pop group (4) | 
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            | Leaves | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            04 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            02 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | "Pop ____ the Weasel" | 
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            | Departs | 
            Commuter | 
            13 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | "As Time - By" | 
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            | Takes off | 
            Newsday | 
            11 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            Commuter | 
            09 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Heads out | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            29 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Passes work with eager singletons primarily | 
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            | "Who - there?" | 
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            | Absents oneself for breaks | 
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            | As time - By, television rom-com (4) | 
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            | Attends | 
            Universal | 
            01 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Takes off | 
            Newsday | 
            20 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            15 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | "What ___ around, comes around" | 
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            | And 17 Dn. Moves timorously when safe region is destroyed (4,2,4) | 
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            | "What - around ...' | 
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            | Leaves egos damaged (4) | 
            Puzzler Cryptic | 
            02 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | "A little ___ a long way" | 
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            | Departs | 
            Newsday | 
            27 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | "Who _ there?" | 
            USA Today | 
            22 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            13 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Casual or unconstrained conversation about other people (informal) (4) | 
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            | Takes one's turn or one's leave | 
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            | Leaves | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            24 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | As Time _ By, sitcom with Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer (4) | 
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            | Departs | 
            Newsday | 
            10 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            07 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Tries to go two ways (4) | 
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            | "Here - nothing!" | 
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            | Departs | 
            USA Today | 
            19 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Leaves without a word, of course (4,7,6) | 
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            | Takes off | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            23 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Doesn't stay - is working (4) | 
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            | Leaves | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            04 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | "What ___ around comes around" | 
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            | "When the sun ___ down" | 
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            | Leaves | 
            Commuter | 
            28 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Hits the road | 
            Newsday | 
            25 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            23 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | As Time - By, British sitcom (4) | 
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            | Leaves | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            12 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Makes for grocers, every so often | 
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            | "And So It ___" (Billy Joel song) | 
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            | "Pop! - the Weasel" | 
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            | That . . . without saying (4) | 
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            | Historical comedy-drama Mrs. Harris _ to Paris (4) | 
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            | Says (slang) | 
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            | Leaves the goodies outside | 
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            | Departs | 
            Commuter | 
            06 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | "Anything ___" (classic Cole Porter musical) | 
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            | Also applies to essays (4) | 
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            | Leaves town | 
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            | Heads out | 
            USA Today | 
            24 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            15 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | "What ___ around comes around" | 
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            | Tries - and it works (4) | 
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            | Egos (anag) (4) | 
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            | Repairs and it works | 
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            | Comes and ___ | 
            Universal | 
            03 Apr 2024 | 
          
          
            | Whacks - or beats it (4) | 
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            | Leaves | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            23 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Anything ___, Cole Porter musical (4) | 
            Puzzler | 
            17 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Leaves and will depart for two directions (4) | 
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            | Leaves found in archipelago estuary (4) | 
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            | __ for it: takes a chance | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            04 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Emma Chamberlain's podcast "Anything ___" | 
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            | "What ___ around, comes around" | 
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            | Leaves the room | 
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            | "A little ___ a long way" | 
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            | Attends | 
            Newsday | 
            25 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | "There he ___ again..." | 
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            | Departs | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            18 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | "How -- it?" | 
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            | Matches, in fashion | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            09 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Says, informally | 
            New York Times | 
            07 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Says, slangily | 
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            | Leaves, departs | 
            The Times Concise | 
            05 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Makes an exit | 
            Puzzler Backwords | 
            02 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            Puzzler Backwords | 
            18 Dec 2023 | 
          
          
            | Gets lost | 
            Newsday | 
            07 Dec 2023 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            Universal | 
            11 Nov 2023 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            Family Time | 
            15 Oct 2023 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            27 Sep 2023 | 
          
          
            | Heads out | 
            Universal | 
            26 Sep 2023 | 
          
          
            | "Here ___ nothing!" | 
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            | Attends, or leaves | 
            Universal | 
            09 Aug 2023 | 
          
          
            | "So It __ ... ": song on Taylor Swift's "Reputation" | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            21 Jul 2023 | 
          
          
            | 'That ___ without saying' | 
            USA Today | 
            05 Jul 2023 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            27 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Takes off | 
            Universal | 
            02 May 2023 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            USA Today | 
            29 Apr 2023 | 
          
          
            | 'So It ___ . . .' (Taylor Swift song) | 
            USA Today | 
            24 Apr 2023 | 
          
          
            | "Here ___ nothing" | 
            Universal | 
            11 Apr 2023 | 
          
          
            | Says | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            18 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | What ___ around, comes around | 
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            | See 17 across | 
            The Guardian Cryptic | 
            16 Feb 2023 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            25 Jan 2023 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            Newsday | 
            24 Jan 2023 | 
          
          
            | Takes a turn | 
            New York Times | 
            25 Dec 2022 | 
          
          
            | ___ for it (takes a chance) | 
            Universal | 
            05 Dec 2022 | 
          
          
            | "A little ___ a long way" | 
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            | Splits | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            15 Nov 2022 | 
          
          
            | 'That ___ without saying' | 
            USA Today | 
            13 Nov 2022 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            13 Nov 2022 | 
          
          
            | "When the Sun ___ Down," 2006 song by the rock band Arctic Monkeys | 
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            | "Here __ nothing" | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            01 Nov 2022 | 
          
          
            | Heads out | 
            Newsday | 
            27 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | "What ___ around comes around" | 
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            | Takes one's turn | 
            Universal | 
            28 Sep 2022 | 
          
          
            | "And So It ___," 2014 Diane Keaton film that celebrates a granddaughter-grandfather relationship | 
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            | 'What ___ around . . .' | 
            USA Today | 
            28 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | Splits | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            15 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | Takes off | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            01 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | 'How ___ it?' | 
            The Washington Post Sunday | 
            12 Jun 2022 | 
          
          
            | 'It ___ without saying . . .' | 
            USA Today | 
            16 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            08 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | 'It just ___ to show . . .' | 
            USA Today | 
            06 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | "Anything ___" (anything is acceptable) | 
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            | Walks away | 
            Newsday | 
            10 Mar 2022 | 
          
          
            | Heeds a green light | 
            Universal | 
            11 Feb 2022 | 
          
          
            | ''Here __ nothing!'' | 
            Newsday | 
            09 Feb 2022 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            15 Jan 2022 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            12 Jan 2022 | 
          
          
            | Doesn't stay | 
            USA Today | 
            09 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            The Times Concise | 
            04 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            Irish Times Simplex | 
            01 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | Takes off | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            24 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            USA Today | 
            11 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | Passes (by) | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            01 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | Passes (by) | 
            The Washington Post | 
            01 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | 'Here ___ nothing!' | 
            USA Today | 
            13 Sep 2021 | 
          
          
            | Doesn't stay | 
            USA Today | 
            04 Sep 2021 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            25 Aug 2021 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            The Washington Post | 
            25 Aug 2021 | 
          
          
            | "That's the way it ___" | 
            Universal | 
            02 Aug 2021 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            Universal | 
            26 Jul 2021 | 
          
          
            | Doesn't stay | 
            USA Today | 
            06 Jun 2021 | 
          
          
            | "Here ___ nothing!" | 
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            | Leaves | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            13 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            The Washington Post | 
            13 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | Exits or leaves | 
            Family Time | 
            11 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | Takes off | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            07 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | 'As the saying ___ . . .' | 
            USA Today | 
            25 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Heads out | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            16 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            09 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            Newsday | 
            02 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | 'Nose ___!' ('Not it!') | 
            USA Today | 
            01 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Doesn't stay | 
            The Washington Post Sunday | 
            13 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Tropical fruits lacking male leaves  | 
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            | 'It ___ without saying . . .' | 
            USA Today | 
            08 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Walks away | 
            Newsday | 
            23 Nov 2020 | 
          
          
            | Takes one's turn | 
            Universal | 
            12 Nov 2020 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            Canadiana | 
            09 Nov 2020 | 
          
          
            | Takes a turn, in a board game | 
            New York Times | 
            04 Nov 2020 | 
          
          
            | Departs | 
            Universal | 
            23 Oct 2020 | 
          
          
            | 'What ___ around comes around' | 
            USA Today | 
            21 Oct 2020 | 
          
          
            | Takes one's turn | 
            Newsday | 
            09 Sep 2020 | 
          
          
            | Takes one's leave | 
            Newsday | 
            23 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | Here ___ nothing | 
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            | "And So It __": Billy Joel | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            04 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | 'And So It __': Billy Joel | 
            The Washington Post | 
            04 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | Leaves | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            16 Jul 2020 | 
          
          
            | Takes off | 
            New York Times | 
            31 May 2020 | 
          
          
            | Doesn't stick around | 
            USA Today | 
            18 May 2020 | 
          
          
            | Takes off | 
            Universal | 
            16 Apr 2020 | 
          
          
            | "Here ___ nothing" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Exits | 
            Family Time | 
            08 Mar 2020 | 
          
          
            | Travels | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            26 Feb 2020 | 
          
          
            | Travels; attempts | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            05 Feb 2020 | 
          
          
            | Hits the road, say | 
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            | "There She ___" by The La's | 
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            | Leaves and fruits man picked off  | 
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            | "There he ___ again..." | 
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            | Turns and leaves  | 
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