| Princess Leia or Hester Prynne |
New York Times |
24 May 2026 |
| Leading lady's part |
New York Times |
10 May 2026 |
| Jane Eyre, for one |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Apr 2026 |
| Book's brave female lead |
The Sun Mini |
01 Apr 2026 |
| Female protagonist |
The Times Concise |
02 Feb 2026 |
| Lead female character |
New York Times |
18 Nov 2025 |
| Captain Marvel, for one |
LA Times Daily |
01 Nov 2025 |
| Saviour was Irene? Oh! (7) |
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| Subject of 26, say, or of Trainspotting - drugs? |
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| Sounds like the drug for the brave lady (7) |
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| Brave woman or girl (7) |
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| Female protagonist in a story (7) |
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| Brave woman takes drug to the East (7) |
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| Drugs leading lady |
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| It takes a brave female to give drug to egghead! (7) |
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| A Scots Quair's is Chris Guthrie (7) |
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| Stuff in here includes ring for female idol |
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| Norfolk - steam locomotive on the Wells and Walsingham Light Railway (7) |
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| Wonder Woman, for one |
LA Times Daily |
14 Mar 2025 |
| Mulan, for one |
LA Times Daily |
22 Feb 2025 |
| Female star of a book |
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| Princess Leia, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Feb 2025 |
| Hire one troubled brave woman (7) |
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| No! I remain here with the brave one (7) |
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| Laura Secord, ___ of the War of 1812 |
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| Brave woman (7) |
The Guardian Quick |
06 Dec 2024 |
| Protagonist sees wading bird around one point (7) |
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| Jane Eyre, for one |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
12 Oct 2024 |
| Lead female |
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| Antigone or Auntie Mame, e.g. |
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| Jane Eyre, say (7) |
The Guardian Quick |
13 Sep 2024 |
| Main female has drug, ecstasy (7) |
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| Brave woman gives drug to egghead (7) |
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| Admired woman (7) |
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| Principal female character in fiction |
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| Brave woman takes drug, last of medicine (7) |
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| Principal woman (7) |
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| Chief female character takes drug from the East (7) |
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| Principal female character (7) |
Puzzler |
25 May 2024 |
| Female protagonist |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 May 2024 |
| Emma, for one |
Thomas Joseph |
24 May 2024 |
| Female savior |
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| Drug taken by Eastern female with a leading part in the play (7) |
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| Popular girl gives drug to egghead (7) |
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| Intrepid damsel finds drug out East (7) |
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| Hire one different female to take the leading part (7) |
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| Drugs main character |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Apr 2024 |
| Leading lady |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Apr 2024 |
| There's nothing in here about the iron lady (7) |
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| Leading lady takes drug before the end of the scene (7) |
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| Female protagonist, the ... of the novel |
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| Two drugs for main female character (7) |
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| Double dose of drugs for diva? |
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| Role model |
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| She-Ra or Wonder Woman, e.g |
USA Today |
12 Sep 2023 |
| Jane Eyre or Scarlett O'Hara |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Jul 2023 |
| Jane Eyre, for one |
Thomas Joseph |
03 May 2023 |
| Brave woman taking two drugs together |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Nov 2022 |
| Woman likely to have the most lines of smack, I'm told |
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| Sheena or Xena |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Jul 2022 |
| Captain Marvel, e.g |
Universal |
04 Jun 2022 |
| Most any Disney princess |
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| Most any Disney princess |
LA Times Daily |
17 Apr 2022 |
| Captain Marvel or Wonder Woman, e.g |
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| Jane Eyre, for one |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Mar 2022 |
| Leading female character |
The Guardian Speedy |
13 Mar 2022 |
| Jane Eyre, for one |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Feb 2022 |
| Da'Naisha in 'My Monticello,' for example |
USA Today |
17 Feb 2022 |
| Drugs making you a prima donna? |
The Times Cryptic |
30 Nov 2021 |
| Jane Eyre, for one |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Jul 2021 |
| The drugs that'll make you a star? |
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| Admired woman taking two types of drug |
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| Katniss Everdeen, e.g |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Jan 2021 |
| Captain Marvel, for one |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jan 2021 |
| Captain Marvel, for one |
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| Leading lady |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2021 |
| Narc's confiscation* |
Newsday |
02 Oct 2020 |
| Protagonist, perhaps |
USA Today |
30 Jul 2020 |
| Leading lady of a film |
Newsday |
15 Jul 2020 |
| Say Bovary at this point hosting love-in |
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| Jane Eyre, for one |
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| Jane Eyre, for one |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jun 2020 |
| Wonder Woman, for one |
New York Times |
12 Mar 2020 |
| Jane Eyre or Wonder Woman |
|
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| Melodrama focus |
Newsday |
21 Dec 2019 |
| Leading lady‘s horse close to stable |
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| Female protagonist |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Mar 2019 |
| Leading lady here hosts love-in |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Mar 2019 |
| Wonder Woman, e.g |
USA Today |
14 Jan 2019 |
| Wonder Woman, e.g. |
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| Wonder Woman, for instance |
Newsday |
06 Dec 2018 |
| Female touring Republic of Ireland initially gaining the heart of Connemara idol |
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| Protagonist |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Sep 2018 |
| Hire one out for featured female |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Sep 2018 |
| Drug English star |
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| Jo March or Elizabeth Bennet |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Mar 2018 |
| Chief female character |
The Times Concise |
05 Mar 2018 |
| Main female character |
Premier Sunday |
11 Feb 2018 |
| Brave female |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Jan 2018 |
| Hire one to sculpt a Goddess |
|
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| Joan of Arc, for one |
LA Times Daily |
09 Sep 2017 |
| Joan of Arc, for one |
|
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| Katniss Everdeen, in 'The Hunger Games' |
New York Times |
11 Jul 2017 |
| Juliet or Jane Eyre |
Newsday |
12 May 2017 |
| Leading female role |
Premier Sunday |
29 Jan 2017 |
| Joan of Arc, for one |
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| Katniss Everdeen, in "The Hunger Games" |
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| Female carpenter, boundlessly brave woman |
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| She's admired a couple of drugs |
|
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| She's admired a couple of drugs |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Sep 2016 |
| French king tucked into fowl, English, wonderful lady supplied |
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| Manon or Aida |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jul 2016 |
| She saves the day |
Universal |
11 Jun 2016 |
| Star using drugs |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Apr 2016 |
| Female's written about French king meeting English – admirable lady |
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| Jane Eyre, for one |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Jan 2016 |
| Katniss Everdeen, e.g |
|
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| She saves the day |
|
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| Katniss Everdeen, e.g. |
|
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| Female protagonist |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Dec 2015 |
| Perhaps Tess now embraces love-in |
The Telegraph Toughie |
20 May 2015 |
| She bravely fights one drug after another |
|
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| Courageous woman |
Universal |
19 Jan 2015 |
| Courageous woman |
|
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| Lead, helium and iron compounds on Earth |
|
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| Portia or Viola, e.g. |
|
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| See 37-Across |
|
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| Juliet or Portia |
|
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| Woman of bravery |
|
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| Scarlett O'Hara, for one |
|
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| Melodrama focus |
|
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| Female star |
|
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| Leading lady |
|
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| Xena or Sheena |
|
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| Leading lady |
|
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| Princess Leia, e.g. |
|
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| Leading lady |
|
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| TV's Buffy, e.g. |
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| TV's Buffy, e.g. |
|
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| Jane Eyre, e.g. |
|
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| Jane Eyre, e.g. |
|
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| Sandra Bullock role, e.g. |
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| Buffy the Vampire Slayer, e.g. |
|
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| Sandra Bullock role, e.g. |
|
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| Juliet, e.g. |
|
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| Lead, often |
|
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| Clarice Starling, e.g. |
|
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| Scarlett, for one |
|
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| Scarlett, for one |
|
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| Cartland creation |
|
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| Nancy Drew or Joan of Arc |
|
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| Brave woman |
|
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| Joan of Arc, to France |
|
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| Certain saver |
|
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| Admired one |
|
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| Scheherazade, for one |
|
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| Evangeline or Anna Karenina, e.g. |
|
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| Leading lady |
|
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| Wonder Woman, for one |
|
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| Batgirl, e.g. |
|
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| Romance novelist's creation |
|
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| Sheena or Xena, e.g. |
|
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| Pauline, for one |
|
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| Emma or Jane Eyre |
|
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| She saves the day |
|
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| Leading lady |
|
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| She saves the day |
|
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| Melodrama headliner |
|
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| Jane Eyre, say |
|
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| Pauline of many perils, for example |
|
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| Jane Eyre, e.g. |
|
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| Anne of Green Gables, e.g. |
|
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| Evangeline, e.g. |
|
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| Juliet or Viola |
|
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| Tess, to Hardy |
|
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| Juliet or Cordelia |
|
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| Lorna Doone, e.g. |
|
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| Portia or Rosalind |
|
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| Pearl White, always |
|
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| Novel character. |
|
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| Scout of "To Kill A Mockingbird," e.g. |
|
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| Ingenue role. |
|
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| Hunter for Prince Charming. |
|
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| Consuelo, for instance. |
|
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| Star role. |
|
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| Leading lady. |
|
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| Anne Frank, for example. |
|
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| The villain's quarry. |
|
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| Audrey Hepburn, for instance. |
|
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| The villain still pursues her. |
|
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| Character lacking in "The Old Man and the Sea." |
|
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| Jane Froman, for instance. |
|
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| Star part. |
|
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| Anna Leonowens, for instance. |
|
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| What Mary Martin is in "South Pacific." |
|
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| Star. |
|
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| Demigoddess. |
|
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| Gallant woman. |
|
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| Thelma or Louise |
|
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| Jane Eyre, for one |
|
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| Katniss Everdeen, e.g. |
|
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| Joan of Arc, e.g. |
|
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| Role. |
|
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| Courageous woman. |
|
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| Girl in a novel. |
|
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| Gallant girl |
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