| Using expressions natural to a native speaker (9) |
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| Silly to entertain master of local slang (9) |
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| Natural-sounding to a native speaker |
Universal |
17 Mar 2025 |
| Crazy about Mum in a manner of speaking (9) |
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| Not wise to collar old woman regarding choice of expression |
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| Fellow almost entirely overwhelmed by daft vernacular |
The Times Cryptic |
30 Oct 2024 |
| Distinctive to a language (9) |
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| Particular to a dialect (9) |
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| Pertaining to natural language (9) |
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| Relating to peculiar expressions (9) |
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| Very silly taking degree in illogical language |
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| Silly about mother in the vernacular (9) |
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| Linguistically convincing graduate has silly clothing |
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| Foolish to arrest graduate with a peculiar style |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Oct 2021 |
| Such expressions may be meaningless, academic admitted |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Jul 2021 |
| 'I can be of service!' |
New York Times |
03 Jun 2021 |
| Graduate in absurd situation using language like a native |
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| Peculiar to a dialect |
Newsday |
17 Apr 2020 |
| Foolish keeping mum, in a manner of speaking |
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| Preposterous to describe mum using colloquialisms |
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| Stupid to keep mum regarding one variety of language |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 Nov 2019 |
| MoD cat has three eyes with an ear – freakish characteristic |
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| Using common language, mum punches halfwit in charge |
The Telegraph Toughie |
24 Jan 2019 |
| Foolish to cling to degree of particularity in language |
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| Mother, when wearing silly dress, can be non-literal |
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| Man with papers, reportedly Greek native? |
The Times Cryptic |
08 May 2017 |
| Barking welcomes parent using dialect |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Nov 2016 |
| Close relative's crazy about conforming to established usage |
The Times Cryptic |
20 Sep 2016 |
| Close relative's crazy about conforming to established usage |
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| Doesn't make sense without a certified mastery of language |
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| The old woman filling potty, in a manner of speaking |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 Jun 2015 |
| Hard to translate, in a way |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Jan 2015 |
| Hard to translate, in a way |
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| It would be stupid if mother leaves, in a manner of speaking |
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| Having a distinct style |
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| Like climbing the walls? |
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| Like climbing the walls? |
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| Like some hard-to-translate phrases |
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| Colloquial |
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| Like phrase book entries |
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| Of language style |
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| Peculiar to a particular group |
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| Characteristic of a particular language |
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| Having a distinct style |
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| Of the vernacular. |
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| Pertaining to peculiarities of speech. |
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| Colloquial. |
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