| Early advantage in a race, and what answers to asterisked clues have |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
21 Sep 2025 |
| Initial advantage (4,5) |
Mirror Classic |
09 Jul 2025 |
| Advantage in a race, and what can be found in 16-, 33-, or 40-Across |
LA Times Daily |
19 May 2025 |
| Big advantage in a race |
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| An initial advantage (4,5) |
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| Advantage gained ultimately by star in preliminary race (4,5) |
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| Principal's acid advantage to begin with (4,5) |
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| The principal will set off with an initial advantage (4,5) |
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| Advantage at the beginning of a race |
Puzzler Backwords |
11 Dec 2024 |
| Principal teacher to begin with an initial advantage (4,5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
13 Nov 2024 |
| A capital advantage, initially? (4,5) |
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| Racing advantage |
Mirror Quick |
26 Sep 2024 |
| Steal a march, with chief to begin |
Mirror Cryptic |
26 Sep 2024 |
| Initial advantage |
Mirror Classic |
11 Sep 2024 |
| Makes beeline for jam pastry getting early advantage (4,5) |
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| Chef barely notices dessert going early? |
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| Beginning in advance of others (4,5) |
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| Initial advantage |
Mirror Tea Time |
20 Jun 2024 |
| Tops with something sweet, it's an advantage initially (4,5) |
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| Initial competitive advantage |
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| Initial advantage when the master's acrimonious (4,5) |
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| Initial advantage in race, eg (4,5) |
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| Early advantage like principal's jam cake (4,5) |
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| Principal teacher to begin with an initial advantage (4,5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
11 Feb 2024 |
| Principal's bit on the side enjoying an advantage |
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| Advantage in a race (4,5) |
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| Advantage in competition from loaf, singular baked item (4,5) |
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| Advantage in competition from loaf, singular baked item |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Jan 2024 |
| Principal's bit on the side enjoying an advantage (4,5) |
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| Goes towards quiche, having early advantage |
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| The man beginning to include notice has initial advantage (4,5) |
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| Boss, sharp to maintain small early competitive advantage |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Oct 2023 |
| Early advantage |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Sep 2023 |
| Top teachers with sharp competitive advantage |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Mar 2023 |
| Advantage gained by beginning earlier than others |
Irish Times Simplex |
02 Mar 2022 |
| Advantage gained by Dutch champion during preliminary race |
The Guardian Cryptic |
07 Feb 2022 |
| Leaders cutting advantage |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Sep 2021 |
| Racer's edge |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Apr 2021 |
| Racer's advantage |
USA Today |
22 Sep 2020 |
| Advantage in a race, or what each starred answer has? |
Universal |
08 Aug 2020 |
| The nod from principal for a local job |
Irish Times Crosaire |
25 Jun 2020 |
| Racer's advantage ... and what each part of the answers to starred clues can be |
LA Times Daily |
21 Aug 2018 |
| Racer's advantage ... and what each part of the answers to starred clues can be |
The Washington Post |
21 Aug 2018 |
| Better chance of success following destruction of Death Star |
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| Advantage gained by beginning early |
Irish Times Simplex |
14 Jul 2018 |
| Racer's advantage ... and what each part of the answers to starred clues can be |
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| Get the nod from principal getting a local job |
Irish Times Crosaire |
08 Jun 2017 |
| Advantageous position |
USA Today |
30 Apr 2015 |
| Advantageous position |
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| Competitive advantage |
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| Racer's edge, or the ends of 17-, 23-, 39- and 49-Across, unflatteringly |
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| What a slow runner may need |
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| Racer's edge, or the ends of 17-, 23-, 39- and 49-Across, unflatteringly |
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| What a slow person may need |
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| Unfair advantage (and a hint to 17-, 28-, and 49-Across) |
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| Early advantage |
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| Early edge |
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| School readiness program and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
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| Certain unfair advantage |
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| Dessert for Edith? |
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| Early education program |
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| Preschool program |
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| It's an advantage |
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| What each word in 18-, 20-, 34- and 51-Across could be considered |
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| Racer's edge |
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| Advantageous position |
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| Racer's edge |
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| Advantage, of a sort |
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| Program since 1965 |
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| Advantage |
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| Contest advantage |
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| Advantage. |
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| Favorable beginning. |
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| Advantage of a sort. |
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