| "You've got a ___ for that!" |
USA Today |
25 Aug 2025 |
| Penchant |
LA Times Daily |
23 Aug 2025 |
| Ability |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Aug 2025 |
| Special (and successful) way of doing something (5) |
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| Dexterity, adroitness (5) |
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| Virtuosity |
Newsday |
12 Jul 2025 |
| Natural talent |
USA Today |
11 Jul 2025 |
| Trick of doing something (5) |
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| Trick of execution to know as deck appears in halves (5) |
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| Facility, skill (5) |
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| Natural talent |
The Telegraph Mini |
01 Jun 2025 |
| A skilful, ingenious or resourceful way of doing something (5) |
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| Special talent has break with no sign of hesitation (5) |
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| Natural talent |
LA Times Daily |
04 May 2025 |
| Skilful technique |
The Times Concise |
28 Apr 2025 |
| Special unfailing talent (5) |
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| 'The -- ... and How to Get It', 1965 film by Richard Lester (5) |
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| Bent German sausage? Not half |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Feb 2025 |
| Ability |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Feb 2025 |
| Flair |
LA Times Daily |
15 Feb 2025 |
| Neat skill |
Mirror Tea Time |
29 Jan 2025 |
| Kentuckian, untie without the skill (5) |
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| Skill at performing a task (5) |
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| Skill in finding some nicknacks (5) |
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| The -, 1961 stage play by Ann Jellicoe |
Mirror Quiz |
28 Dec 2024 |
| Natural ability |
USA Today |
13 Dec 2024 |
| Skill |
The Telegraph Plusword |
30 Nov 2024 |
| Neat skill |
Mirror Tea Time |
23 Nov 2024 |
| "... knick ___ paddy whack, give the dog a bone ..." ("This Old Man" line) |
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| Gift getting article for nothing in Irish pilgrimage site (5) |
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| A talent king is able to knight at first in retirement |
The Times Cryptic |
01 Oct 2024 |
| Talent, a ... for it |
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| Deft skill |
The Times Concise |
19 Aug 2024 |
| Facility of doing something (5) |
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| A clever or skillful way of doing things (5) |
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| The art of doing quack rhyme (5) |
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| Special talent |
Newsday |
08 Jul 2024 |
| Talent |
The Telegraph Mini |
25 May 2024 |
| Acquired dexterity |
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| Knick-___ (small object) |
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| To the rear a couple of thousand curtains may hang |
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| Neat skill |
Mirror Tea Time |
30 Mar 2024 |
| I have skill and can back between kayak ends (5) |
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| Ability to do something |
The Guardian Quick |
08 Feb 2024 |
| A gift ... |
New York Times Mini |
12 Jan 2024 |
| Talent; habit |
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| Flair, aptitude |
Puzzler Backwords |
21 Nov 2023 |
| Knick-___ (small trinket) |
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| "...knick ___ paddy whack, give the dog a bone..." ("This Old Man" line) |
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| Special talent |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Jun 2023 |
| Natural ability |
USA Today |
28 Mar 2023 |
| Real talent |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jan 2023 |
| Acquired (or natural) skill |
The Guardian Quick |
04 Jan 2023 |
| Natural talent |
USA Today |
27 Oct 2022 |
| Particular skill |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Sep 2022 |
| Flair |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2022 |
| Aptitude |
The Guardian Speedy |
19 Jun 2022 |
| Flair |
The Times Concise |
13 Feb 2022 |
| Natural talent |
Newsday |
23 Jan 2022 |
| Talent |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Dec 2021 |
| Bent |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Nov 2021 |
| Aptitude |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Jul 2021 |
| Natural ability |
New York Times |
24 May 2021 |
| Worn-out charger, eg, HRH unplugged in unconscious act |
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| Bent German sausage? Not half |
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| Ability or aptitude |
Family Time |
27 Jan 2020 |
| Talent |
Universal |
05 Oct 2019 |
| Special talent |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Oct 2019 |
| Talent |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Jul 2019 |
| Natural talent |
USA Today |
18 Jul 2019 |
| Gift in bag a private secretary overlooked |
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| Natural talent |
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| Talent |
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| Flair |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
14 Sep 2018 |
| Bent half of a German sausage |
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| Flair |
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| Talent |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Nov 2017 |
| Flair |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Aug 2017 |
| Natural flair |
USA Today |
03 Aug 2017 |
| "He has a ___ for this!" (Special talent) |
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| Natural talent |
Wall Street Journal |
15 May 2017 |
| Facility |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Jan 2017 |
| Natural flair |
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| Bent |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2016 |
| Bent |
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| Clever talent |
Universal |
29 Oct 2015 |
| Talent |
LA Times Daily |
02 Aug 2015 |
| Talent |
New York Times |
27 Apr 2015 |
| Aptitude |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Apr 2015 |
| Clever talent |
USA Today |
17 Mar 2015 |
| Clever talent |
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| Clever talent |
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| Talent |
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| Talent |
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| Natural ability |
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| Special skill |
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| Flair |
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| Flair |
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| Facility |
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| Specific talent |
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| Facility |
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| Flair |
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| Talent |
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| Flair |
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| Touch |
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| Natural ability |
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| Special talent |
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| Natural talent |
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| Facility |
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| Facility |
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| Natural talent |
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| Flair |
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| Special talent |
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| Special skill |
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| Skill |
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| Special talent |
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| Special aptitude |
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| Skill |
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| Skill |
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| Talent |
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| Special skill |
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| Talent |
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| Special skill |
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| Talent |
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| Aptitude |
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| Faculty |
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| Clever talent |
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| Facility |
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| Trait |
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| Hang of it |
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| Dexterity |
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| Flair |
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| Aptitude |
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| Hang |
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| Dexterity. |
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| Talent. |
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| Aptitude. |
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| Adroitness. |
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| Flair. |
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| Particular skill. |
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