| Eyebrow parts |
Commuter |
31 Oct 2025 |
| Bits of forensic evidence, potentially |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
30 Aug 2025 |
| Eyebrow makeup |
New York Times |
02 Aug 2025 |
| Some things off the top of your head? |
New York Times Mini |
12 Jun 2025 |
| Filaments on the head |
The Telegraph Mini |
18 May 2025 |
| What's on one's head? |
The Telegraph Plusword |
01 May 2025 |
| Narrow margins of victory |
LA Times Daily |
30 Apr 2025 |
| Long ones are used in kebab rigs (5) |
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| Some forensic evidence |
LA Times Daily |
27 Apr 2025 |
| Seats not starting to get whiskers (5) |
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| Nitpickers split them |
Universal |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Mustache parts |
Commuter |
08 Feb 2025 |
| Plastic/nylon filaments for mounting baits (5) |
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| Pet fur fibres |
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| Head liners? |
New York Times |
02 Jan 2025 |
| Keratinised and often pigmented filaments (5) |
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| Rash I suffer from whiskers (5) |
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| Individual strands of a beard,eg |
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| Bristles, whiskers |
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| They stand up in the cold |
Universal |
22 Sep 2024 |
| Beehive components? |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jul 2024 |
| Shaving targets |
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| Pedants might split them |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
07 Jun 2024 |
| Head growth |
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| Splitting ___ |
New York Times |
09 May 2024 |
| Bits of fur (5) |
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| Shocks husband with look and sexy top (5) |
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| Used for baits not mounted on hooks (5) |
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| Things "split" when picking nits |
Universal |
29 Feb 2024 |
| Strands at a salon |
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| Split __ |
LA Times Daily |
02 Feb 2024 |
| Split them to quibble |
The Guardian Quick |
01 Feb 2024 |
| Clog in a bathtub drain, maybe |
New York Times |
29 Oct 2023 |
| Salon sweepings |
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| Things left on the cutting-room floor? |
Universal |
25 Jun 2023 |
| A baby's first few may be saved in an album |
Universal |
17 Jun 2023 |
| Eyebrow parts |
USA Today |
08 Mar 2023 |
| Mustache parts |
USA Today |
02 Mar 2023 |
| Crime scene strands |
Universal |
18 Nov 2022 |
| Lock parts |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Nov 2022 |
| Skin filaments |
The Times Concise |
11 Oct 2022 |
| What nitpickers split |
Newsday |
08 Jun 2022 |
| Some crime scene evidence |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jun 2022 |
| Threadlike structures on the body |
Irish Times Simplex |
20 May 2022 |
| Fine things see off professorships |
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| Nitpickers split them |
Premier Sunday |
06 Mar 2022 |
| Lashes makeup |
New York Times |
07 Jan 2022 |
| Some crime scene evidence |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Dec 2021 |
| Baby ___ (wisps that can be styled) |
USA Today |
25 Oct 2021 |
| They're rarely worth splitting |
LA Times Daily |
29 Sep 2021 |
| They're rarely worth splitting |
The Washington Post |
29 Sep 2021 |
| Split __ |
LA Times Daily |
22 Aug 2021 |
| Split __ |
The Washington Post |
22 Aug 2021 |
| Narrow margins |
Newsday |
25 Jul 2021 |
| Locks |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 May 2021 |
| Beard bits |
Wall Street Journal |
01 May 2021 |
| Clues for DNA analysis |
LA Times Daily |
21 Feb 2021 |
| Clues for DNA analysis |
The Washington Post |
21 Feb 2021 |
| Nitpickers split them |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jan 2021 |
| Nitpickers split them |
The Washington Post |
10 Jan 2021 |
| Whiskers |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Jan 2021 |
| They may be split |
LA Times Daily |
13 Nov 2020 |
| They may be split |
The Washington Post |
13 Nov 2020 |
| Offices rejecting the prime things which are fine and tiny |
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| Nitpickers split them |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Aug 2020 |
| Bits of forensic evidence |
New York Times |
22 Jul 2020 |
| Small pieces of criminal evidence |
Universal |
27 May 2020 |
| Baby ___ |
USA Today |
19 May 2020 |
| Some CSI evidence |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Apr 2020 |
| What quibblers split |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Mar 2020 |
| They cross in sights |
The Washington Post |
01 Mar 2020 |
| They cross in sights |
LA Times Daily |
01 Mar 2020 |
| Split ___ (nitpick) |
New York Times |
20 Aug 2019 |
| They're split in debates |
The Washington Post Sunday |
14 Jul 2019 |
| Split ___ (nitpick) |
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| Strands on barbershop floors |
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| What quibblers split |
USA Today |
24 Nov 2018 |
| They're split by nitpickers |
USA Today |
08 Mar 2018 |
| Natural fibres trim front of seats |
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| What quibblers split |
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| Bristles |
Universal |
19 Oct 2017 |
| Thin margins |
Newsday |
07 Sep 2017 |
| Narrow margins |
Newsday |
09 Apr 2017 |
| Head cover |
Universal |
27 Mar 2017 |
| Bristles |
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| Petty distinctions, metaphorically |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jan 2016 |
| Crime scene finds, perhaps |
The Washington Post |
15 Jan 2016 |
| Petty distinctions, metaphorically |
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| They may be split by quibblers |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jul 2015 |
| They may be split by quibblers |
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| Might stand up on back of your neck in pit |
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| Unpleasant discoveries in soup |
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| What hagglers split |
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| Razor targets |
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| Beard bits |
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| They may be split |
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| Head count? |
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| What hagglers split |
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| Shavings, maybe |
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| Bristles |
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| Cilia, commonly |
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| What nitpickers split |
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| *Scope lines |
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| Quibblers split them |
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| A prig splits them |
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| Shower drain cloggers |
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| See 23-Across |
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| They may be split |
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| What quibblers split |
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| What quibblers split |
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| Split __ (quibble) |
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| They might be split in a spat |
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| What nitpickers split |
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| The average person has over 100,000 |
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| Lock parts |
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| Barbershop debris |
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| They might be split in a spat |
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| Some crime scene evidence |
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| Crime scene evidence, often |
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| Components of locks |
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| Slim margins |
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| Barbershop refuse |
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| They may be split during an argument |
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| Razor targets |
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| Wig components |
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| With 12-Down, rifle shooter's aid |
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| See 22-Across |
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| Sources of some DNA samples |
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| "CSI" clues |
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| They're sometimes split |
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| They may be split |
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| Fine points, figuratively |
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| Razors cut them |
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| Eyebrow makeup |
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| Razors cut them |
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| Fine points, figuratively |
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| They may be split |
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| Split _____ (be picky) |
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| Split ___ (quibble) |
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| Pate topper |
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| They're found in the brush |
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| They may be split in an argument |
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| Razor targets |
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| Razor targets |
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| What nitpickers split |
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| They may be split in an argument |
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| Sometimes they're split |
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| Wisps |
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| Peruke components |
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| Fur units |
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| Crime scene evidence, maybe |
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| Goosebumps raise them |
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| Salon sweepings |
|
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| They're sometimes split |
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| Wig components |
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| Splitting __ (quibbling) |
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| Split ___ (nitpick) |
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| Split ____: be picky |
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| Producers of bangs? |
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| Components of locks |
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| What quibblers split |
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| Narrow margins |
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| They are often split |
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| Filaments |
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| Tiny margins |
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| These are split sometimes |
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| Winning edges, frequently |
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| Minute distances |
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| Bristles |
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| Sticklers split these |
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| What some quibblers split |
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| These are missing on a pilgarlic |
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| Split ___ |
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| Sink clogging items |
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| Tress elements |
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| Split ___ (cavil) |
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| Thin margins |
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| Whiskers. |
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| Pelt components. |
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| Locks. |
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| Silver threads among the gold. |
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| Head covering. |
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| Fine filaments. |
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| 129,000 for the average head. |
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| What pedants split. |
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| Markers in a bomb sight. |
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| Very small degrees. |
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| Filaments. |
|
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| Split ___. |
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| Small distances. |
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| Estimate is 120,000 per normal head. |
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| Things figuratively split in drawing fine distinctions. |
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