| & 3D Fictional spy created by Ian Fleming (5,4) |
Mirror Quiz |
03 Jul 2025 |
| Burnley and 2021-2023 Manchester City goalkeeper (5) |
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| 2006-2015 Wales, 2011-2014 Perpignan and 2014-2017 Gloucester Rugby centre (5) |
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| Lily ___, actor who played Elizabeth Bennett in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (5) |
|
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| Somerset wicket-keeper-batter; 2025 England squad member (5) |
|
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| Percival Everett novel that recontextualizes the story of Huckleberry Finn |
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| ___ Spader of "The Blacklist" |
|
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| Pulitzer-winning 2024 novel by Percival Everett |
LA Times Mini |
10 Jun 2025 |
| Pulitzer-winning 2024 novel that reimagined "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from the perspective of Jim |
New York Times Mini |
10 Jun 2025 |
| Calonne in Marie Antoinette (5,9) |
|
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| "Carpool Karaoke" host Corden |
|
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| ___ Norton, actor who played Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley (5) |
|
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| And 29 Down. Manchester City and England Under-21 midfielder (5,6) |
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| Actor - Gandolfini |
|
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| Blocks signals across heart of Leeds |
|
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| Garner or Woods |
|
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| ___- Watt, he's in 7dn (5) |
|
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| An infamous 19th-century American outlaw (5,5) |
|
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| Gavin & Stacey star and creator, ___-- Corden (5) |
|
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| Jesse, American outlaw killed by Robert Ford (5) |
|
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| New York City FC and 2021-2023 US midfielder (5) |
|
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| "Avatar" director Cameron |
Premier Sunday |
11 May 2025 |
| and 3dn, Fictional spy created by Ian Fleming |
|
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| & 15A Fictional spy created by Ian Fleming (5,4) |
Mirror Quiz |
10 May 2025 |
| And 36 Down. 2016-2017 Chester and 2018-2020 Leyton Orient striker (5,5) |
|
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| Mr McAvoy, actor (5) |
|
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| Brolin of "Life in Pieces" |
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| & 18D Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Georgy Girl (5,5) |
Mirror Quiz |
27 Apr 2025 |
| Garner or Brolin |
|
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| LeBron ___, four-time NBA Champion who has his own sneaker line with Nike |
|
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| And 17 Across Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea who succeeded Peter O'Neill on 30 May 2019 (5,6) |
|
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| ___ Mcavoy, actor who played Mr Tumnus in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (5) |
|
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| Man's name; Sit Down band |
The Telegraph Mini |
06 Apr 2025 |
| Rebel Without a Cause actor: - Dean |
|
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| & 25. Author of All Creatures Great And Small (5,7) |
|
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| Woods or Caan |
|
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| Best Actor Oscar nominee for 1970 film The Great White Hope (5) |
|
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| Everton defender; 2018 England debutant against Italy (5,9) |
|
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| Scott Caan's dad |
|
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| Writer famous for Ulysses, etc. (5,5) |
|
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| King associated with standard version of the Bible (5) |
|
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| Sid -, South Africa-born actor who starred in 1970s ITV sitcom Bless This House |
Mirror Quiz |
25 Feb 2025 |
| US actor awarded an Oscar for his starring role in 1942's Yankee Doodle Dandy (5) |
|
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| ... Shaw, former Green MP (5) |
|
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| ___ White, NBA player who is famous for his ability to dunk and has his highest jump record set to a whopping 46-inches |
|
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| Exeter Chiefs and 2007-13 Saracens wing (5,5) |
|
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| Homely forename? (5) |
|
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| - Hewitt, alleged paramour of Princess Diana (5) |
|
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| Harden of the NBA |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jan 2025 |
| Pete Riley in Playing Nice (5,6) |
|
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| With 3-Down, without whom "the Beatles would have never existed," according to Lennon |
|
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| LeBron ___, basketballer who retired from his Olympic career after winning a gold medal in 2024 |
|
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| Mr Herriot, vet anc writer (5) |
|
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| Lebron & Bronny ___ became 1st NBA dad-son duo (5) |
|
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| Blue Bombers' fullback Jerry |
|
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| "Along Came A Spider" author Patterson |
|
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| Which NBA player joined his legendary father for the first time for LA Lakers in its opening fixture on October 23, 2024? (6,5) |
|
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| (and 6 Across) Old actor saw jet stream in motion (5,7) |
|
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| Old actor saw jet stream in motion (5,7) |
|
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| Convicted assassin of Martin Luther King Jr, _ _ Ray (5,4) |
|
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| Avatar and Titanic director, _ Cameron (5) |
|
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| He's capable of starting majestically (5) |
|
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| _ Dent, won Individual and England Team silver in World Champs 2023 (5) |
|
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| And 44 down Pictured star (5,6) |
|
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| Quinn ___, character portrayed by Shantel VanSanten in the 2000's TV series "One Tree Hill" |
|
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| _ Marsden, Westworld and Dead To Me actor (5) |
|
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| Lakers legend Lebron |
Universal |
16 Oct 2024 |
| Colin ______ |
|
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| President of the United States from 1817-25 (5,6) |
|
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| & 17A President of the United States from 1817-25 (5,6) |
Mirror Quiz |
07 Oct 2024 |
| US film director Oscar-nominated for A Room with a View (1986), Howards End (1992) and The Remains of the Day (1993) (5,5) |
|
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| Madison or Monroe |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Oct 2024 |
| King associated with a widely distributed version of the Bible (5) |
|
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| And 17 Down Scottish engineer (1845-1935) |
|
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| Bond, in short, can do without me (5) |
|
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| President Madison or Monroe |
Newsday |
17 Sep 2024 |
| With 6-Across and 27-Across, actor who gave his iconic voice to characters like Mufasa and Darth Vader |
|
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| King succeeded by William and Mary (5) |
|
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| Inspirational SW Donegal priest reappearing in cry? (5,6) |
|
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| Everton and 2018-22 Manchester United midfielder (5,6) |
|
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| ___ Nesbitt, actor (5) |
|
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| Nesbitt, actor (5) |
|
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| M.R., writer of ghost stories who died in 1936 (5) |
|
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| King who commissioned a standardised Bible version (5) |
|
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| _Dean, Rebel without a Cause actor (5) |
|
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| Leicester and 2015-19 Luton defender (5,6) |
|
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| Tom King in Emmerdale (5,5) |
|
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| Bond's first name |
|
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| And 51 Across. 2010-13 Kilmarnock and 2017-21 Leyton Orient winger (5,6) |
|
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| Scottish actor, _ McAvoy (5) |
|
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| Jesse, U.S. outlaw who died in 1882 (5) |
|
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| Bond of fiction |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jun 2024 |
| Owen Parry in The Red King (5,7) |
|
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| "Titanic" director Cameron |
|
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| Biblical follower of Hebrews |
|
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| Mr Woods, US actor (5) |
|
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| Football's Mr McFadden (5) |
|
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| 1994 and 1995 Thailand Open snooker tournament winner (5) |
|
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| That homely forename (5) |
|
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| Actor who played the title role in US television Western series The Virginian (5,5) |
|
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| & 18D Actor who played the title role in US television Western series The Virginian |
Mirror Quiz |
12 May 2024 |
| Sit Down band (5) |
|
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| Caan or Garner |
|
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| Canadian director whose films include The Terminator, Titanic and Avatar (5,7) |
|
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| Book in the NT |
|
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| The name of seven Stuart kings of Scotland |
|
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| Liverpool midfielder; 2024 EFL Cup final winner (5) |
|
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| 1976 F1 World Drivers' Championship winner (5,4) |
|
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| & 20D 1976 F1 World Drivers' Championship winner |
Mirror Quiz |
23 Mar 2024 |
| _ McAvoy, Scottish actor (5) |
|
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| ___ Madison, fourth US president (5) |
|
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| Name of monarchs, primarily John, Anne, Mary, Elizabeth and Stephen |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
13 Mar 2024 |
| Lily ___--, Lady Rose in Downton Abbey (5) |
|
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| Wales and Luton Town defender (5) |
|
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| U.S. outlaw murdered in 1882 (5,5) |
|
|
| Bond in sticky situation occasionally tense? |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Feb 2024 |
| Scottish king |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Feb 2024 |
| Gloucs wicketkeeper; 2021 England Test debutant (5) |
|
|
| Spader of "The Blacklist" |
|
|
| See 7 Across |
Mirror Quiz |
10 Feb 2024 |
| Disciple of Jesus and brother of John (5) |
|
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| Arness or Garner |
|
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| Jury Duty and Sonic The Hedgehog actor, ----- Marsden |
|
|
| Actor - Earl Jones |
|
|
| Jack, same silly boy (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
06 Jan 2024 |
| Orphan boy in the title of a 1961 story by Roald Dahl (5) |
|
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| Harden or Franco |
|
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| Rangers, 2009-14 Newcastle and 2014-15 Wigan defender (5) |
|
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| Cagney or Caan |
|
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| Crime writer who created the character of Adam Dalgliesh, P D _ (5) |
|
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| Actor Marsden who earned an Emmy nomination for Jury Duty |
|
|
| Ian Fleming’s Bond |
LA Times Mini |
10 Dec 2023 |
| Stuart king (5) |
|
|
| Scottish engineer and inventor who patented 'A new method of lessening the consumption of steam and fuel in fireengines' in 1769 (5) |
|
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| Ian Fleming's Bond |
|
|
| Ireland and Leinster Rugby wing/fullback (5) |
|
|
| Exeter Chiefs and former Saracens, Wasps and London Irish wing (5) |
|
|
| LeBron who broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA scoring record in 2023 |
LA Times Daily |
24 Oct 2023 |
| Writer P.D |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Oct 2023 |
| ___ Brown, "The Original Disco Man" artist with 17 No. 1s on the Billboard R&B charts |
|
|
| Name of two Stuart kings |
The Times Concise |
12 Jul 2023 |
| ___ A. Garfield, 20th President of the U.S.A. and the fourth to sport a beard in office |
|
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| Lily of "Downton Abbey" |
LA Times Daily |
31 May 2023 |
| Lennie ___, "Save Me" actor who portrays Morgan Jones on "Fear the Walking Dead" |
|
|
| RandB's Brown |
Premier Sunday |
16 Apr 2023 |
| Lily of "Pam & Tommy" |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jan 2023 |
| President Madison or Monroe |
Newsday |
14 Dec 2022 |
| LeBron ___, LA Lakers basketball player and 2004 NBA "Rookie of the Year" who also played football in school |
|
|
| ___ Jude Courtney, actor who portrays The Shape in the 2022 horror film "Halloween Ends" |
|
|
| ___ Stewart, "Rear Window" actor who worked with Alfred Hitchcock more than once |
|
|
| A king, both first and sixth |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
30 May 2022 |
| My code number is 007 and I like my martini shaken not stirred |
|
|
| ___ Baldwin, African-American novelist who received La Legion D'Honneur |
|
|
| ___ Gandolfini, the actor who played 12-Across |
|
|
| “The Turn of the Screw” author Henry |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Oct 2021 |
| LeBron of the Lakers |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Oct 2021 |
| First name of 63-Down |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Oct 2021 |
| Crowds outside of penultimate appearance of Derek and Clive? |
|
|
| Madison or Monroe |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Sep 2021 |
| Madison or Monroe |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Aug 2021 |
| ___ Callis, actor who played Gaius Baltar in the sci-fi series "Battlestar Galactica" |
|
|
| Professor Moriarty's first name |
New York Times |
10 Jun 2021 |
| ___ Webb Space Telescope, largest optical telescope in space that was launched in 2021 |
|
|
| "___ and the Giant Peach," novel by Roald Dahl |
|
|
| Agent 6 in sticky situation occasionally tense |
|
|
| ___ Hunt, British racing driver who won the United States Grand Prix in 1976 and 1977 |
|
|
| Blues singer Etta |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Mar 2021 |
| LeBron ___, basketball player who won 2 Championships and 2 MVP awards with Miami Heat |
|
|
| ___ Spader, "Boston Legal" actor who guest-starred in "The Apology" episode on "Seinfeld" |
|
|
| ___ Cameron, "Titanic" director who was roasted by award show host Amy Poehler at the 70th Golden Globes |
|
|
| Writer P.D |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Jan 2021 |
| LeBron ___, basketball player who became the first sophomore to be crowned "Ohio Mr. Basketball" |
|
|
| ''Portrait of a Lady'' author |
Newsday |
04 Dec 2020 |
| LeBron ___, NBA player who starred in the 2015 movie "Trainwreck" |
|
|
| ___ Murphy, musician who received critical acclaim at the age of 35 with LCD Soundsystem's single "Losing My Edge" |
|
|
| ___ Purefoy, actor who plays Remi Milburn in the 2019 TV series "Sex Education" |
|
|
| ___ Charles, American influencer who was one of the most searched figures on the Internet in 2019 |
|
|
| ___ Gandolfini, actor of "The Sopranos" who won the Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2000 |
|
|
| Kevin ___, actor who voiced Frankenstein in the 2012 animated film "Hotel Transylvania" |
|
|
| ___ Harden, one of the highest-paid NBA players of 2019 who is a shooting guard for the Houston Rockets |
|
|
| ___ Gunn, filmmaker who directed MCU's "Guardians of the Galaxy" and DCEU's "The Suicide Squad" |
|
|
| ___ Tolkan, actor who played Tom "Stinger" Jardian in "Top Gun" |
|
|
| ___ Cameron, Canadian film director who directed the 1994 action film "True Lies" |
|
|
| Roald Dahl title character |
New York Times |
28 Dec 2019 |
| Roald Dahl title character |
|
|
| LeBron ___, basketball player who has won the MVP 4 times between 2009 to 2013 |
|
|
| King who lent his name to a Bible |
|
|
| King who lent his name to a Bible |
New York Times |
20 Oct 2019 |
| NBA player LeBron ___ |
|
|
| Madison or Monroe |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Oct 2019 |
| Late-night host Corden |
USA Today |
14 Oct 2019 |
| ___ Remar, actor who portrayed Harry Morgan in the TV series "Dexter" |
|
|
| Old king held back by lese-majesty |
|
|
| President Monroe |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Jul 2019 |
| Hoopster LeBron |
USA Today |
11 Mar 2019 |
| Henry -----, US-born British novelist (1843-1916) |
The Guardian Speedy |
24 Feb 2019 |
| Most common presidential prename |
Newsday |
17 Feb 2019 |
| Hoopster LeBron |
|
|
| Late-night host Corden |
|
|
| ___ Cook, maritime explorer and mapper of New Zealand and Australia |
|
|
| LeBron of the NBA |
USA Today |
02 Sep 2018 |
| Actor Franco from "127 Hours" |
|
|
| American pro hoopster LeBron, who is one of Forbes' highest-valued athletes of 2017 |
|
|
| "Bond, ___ Bond" |
USA Today |
22 Jan 2018 |
| "Bond, ___ Bond" |
|
|
| LeBron of the NBA |
|
|
| First name of six U.S. presidents |
USA Today |
07 Nov 2017 |
| See 37a |
|
|
| King muddles about Spain |
|
|
| 'The Blacklist' actor Spader |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Jul 2017 |
| Patron Saint of labourers |
Canadiana |
29 May 2017 |
| First name of six U.S. presidents |
|
|
| Food for tea needed by two adjacent sitters at table |
|
|
| Harry Potter's father |
New York Times |
07 Oct 2016 |
| Richmond's river |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Oct 2016 |
| 26 27's protagonist fixes housing shortage, ultimately |
|
|
| Apostle |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Sep 2016 |
| Royalty for author |
|
|
| Paul McCartney's given first name |
Universal |
31 May 2016 |
| See 22 |
The Guardian Quick |
28 Apr 2016 |
| Paul McCartney's given first name |
|
|
| Harry Potter's father |
|
|
| Title of epistle |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Nov 2015 |
| Colin ____ Pattison |
Canadiana |
16 Nov 2015 |
| 'Home, ___' |
New York Times |
18 Oct 2015 |
| Madison, Monroe or any of four other presidents |
New York Times |
12 Oct 2015 |
| Brown or Cameron |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jul 2015 |
| Director Cameron |
|
|
| Madison, Monroe or any of four other presidents |
|
|
| "Home, ___" |
|
|
| Bond-Bond bond? |
|
|
| King ___ Bible |
|
|
| "Laid" Manchester band |
|
|
| Bond-Bond link? |
|
|
| Bond-Bond link? |
|
|
| Bond-Bond link? |
|
|
| Most common first name among U.S. presidents (six) |
|
|
| Elizabeth I successor |
|
|
| McAvoy who played half of 24-Across |
|
|
| River through Richmond |
|
|
| Name that precedes the first words of 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
|
|
| "Bond, ___ Bond" |
|
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| Caan or Cagney |
|
|
| "Giant" star, with 6-Down |
|
|
| Actor Dean |
|
|
| Last Supper attendee |
|
|
| Name shared by two apostles |
|
|
| Madison or Monroe |
|
|
| Western outlaw Jesse |
|
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| Mr. Bond |
|
|
| New Testament book |
|
|
| Cook of the sea |
|
|
| Madison or Monroe |
|
|
| Two-time NBA All-Star Game MVP |
|
|
| Paul McCartney's first name |
|
|
| First name of 6 U.S. presidents |
|
|
| Bond common to the answers to the six starred clues |
|
|
| "Daisy Miller" author |
|
|
| Name of six presidents |
|
|
| With 8 Down, character created by 17 Across |
|
|
| Actor Coco who played Milo Perrier in "Murder by Death" |
|
|
| Roald Dahl title character |
|
|
| It precedes the last words of the four longest puzzle answers |
|
|
| "Daisy Miller" author |
|
|
| "Daisy Miller" author |
|
|
| Cagney, but not Lacey |
|
|
| See 18-Down |
|
|
| It precedes the last words of the four longest puzzle answers |
|
|
| "The Ambassadors" author |
|
|
| Most common first name of U.S. presidents |
|
|
| "Washington Square" author |
|
|
| New Testament book |
|
|
| With 67-Across, author of "Ulysses" |
|
|
| Frank or Jesse |
|
|
| Kingly version of the Bible |
|
|
| "Washington Square" author |
|
|
| Outlaw Jesse |
|
|
| Brother of Jesus |
|
|
| Abraham's predecessor |
|
|
| With 43-Down, 007 |
|
|
| Flutist Galway |
|
|
| Maestro Levine |
|
|
| Novelist Clavell |
|
|
| Book after Hebrews |
|
|
| Bond denomination? |
|
|
| Etta or Jesse |
|
|
| The Shondells' leader Tommy |
|
|
| First name of four governors |
|
|
| Actor Woods |
|
|
| Jazz singer Etta |
|
|
| Richmond's river |
|
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| Director Cameron |
|
|
| "The Bostonians" author |
|
|
| Pop star Taylor |
|
|
| Richmond's river |
|
|
| First name of six U.S. presidents |
|
|
| "Home, ___!" |
|
|
| Madison or Monroe |
|
|
| Michener or Clavell |
|
|
| "Daisy Miller" author |
|
|
| Earl Jones or Earl Ray |
|
|
| Mystery writer P.D. ____ |
|
|
| Infirmary saint |
|
|
| Common butler's name |
|
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| Caan or Cagney |
|
|
| "The Golden Bowl" author |
|
|
| Jesse or Henry |
|
|
| New York was named for him, before he became king |
|
|
| Harry or Henry |
|
|
| Outlaw or king |
|
|
| He wrote "What Maisie Knew" |
|
|
| Madison or Monroe |
|
|
| Henry or Harry |
|
|
| Bond of spydom |
|
|
| Bandleader for young Sinatra |
|
|
| Arness or Caan |
|
|
| Newport News's river |
|
|
| U.S. outlaw |
|
|
| Richmond's river |
|
|
| Bandit brothers |
|
|
| River of Virginia, 450 miles to Chesapeake Bay. |
|
|
| Joyce |
|
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| Man with a trumpet. |
|
|
| Popular band leader. |
|
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| Newport News river. |
|
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| F. D. R.'s son. |
|
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| F. D. R.'s oldest son. |
|
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| Thurber |
|
|
| U.S. novelist. |
|
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| All-American chauffeur. |
|
|
| Author of "Daisy Miller." |
|
|
| Tenor Melton. |
|
|
| Author Michener. |
|
|
| Great literary figure (1843–1916). |
|
|
| Landis of the OCD. |
|
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| ___ T. Kirk |
|
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| "I'm Rick ___, bitch!" |
|
|
| Mr. Landis of OCD. |
|
|
| Richmond's river. |
|
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| Richmond's waterfront. |
|
|
| See 10 Across. |
|
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| Royal name. |
|
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| River of Virginia. |
|
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| River into Chesapeake Bay. |
|
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| River in Virginia. |
|
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| Historic river in Virginia. |
|
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| Grable's husband. |
|
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| Creator of Daisy Miller. |
|
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| Name of two apostles. |
|
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| "The Late Late Show" host Corden |
|
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