| Gordian or granny, for example |
The Telegraph Mini |
18 Jan 2026 |
| Shoelace problem |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Jan 2026 |
| Entanglement (4) |
The Sun Mini |
11 Jan 2026 |
| Twist into a pretzel |
LA Times Daily |
31 Dec 2025 |
| Nautical mile per hour (4) |
Puzzler |
23 Dec 2025 |
| Nautical mile per hour |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Dec 2025 |
| Hit hard (after reversal) in tie (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
16 Dec 2025 |
| Unit of measurement of a ship's speed (4) |
Puzzler |
22 Nov 2025 |
| Cluster (4) |
The Sun Mini |
21 Nov 2025 |
| Cluster |
USA Today Quick |
20 Nov 2025 |
| Shoelace snarl |
Newsday |
19 Nov 2025 |
| Snarled rope |
USA Today Quick |
15 Nov 2025 |
| Hardwood flaw |
Commuter |
08 Nov 2025 |
| Tie the __ |
Commuter |
01 Nov 2025 |
| Regularly eking out difficulty |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Oct 2025 |
| Cluster |
Puzzler Backwords |
25 Oct 2025 |
| Tangle |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Oct 2025 |
| Pretzel inspirer |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Oct 2025 |
| Difficult problem for Ravel (4) |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 Oct 2025 |
| Tie the ___ (wed) |
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| Bird never heard? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
23 Sep 2025 |
| Garlic __ (pizzeria treat) |
Commuter |
16 Sep 2025 |
| Shoelace problem |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Sep 2025 |
| Tie tightly |
Universal |
08 Sep 2025 |
| Sheepshank, e.g. |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
29 Aug 2025 |
| Time right to bring in new revolutionary measure of speed (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
21 Aug 2025 |
| Difficult problem really hit back |
The Times Cryptic |
16 Aug 2025 |
| Granny or Gordian? (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Unit of speed; one nautical mile per hour (4) |
Mirror Quiz |
13 Aug 2025 |
| (1/6) "The bus is almost here, but the shoelace had a plot ... It coiled up real tight and turned into a ___!" |
|
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| Marry, tie the ... |
|
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| Speed required when tying this? |
|
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| Ravel covered in banknotes |
|
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| Closely unite it to a speed rating afloat (4) |
|
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| Tangle in hair (4) |
|
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| Tangle |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jul 2025 |
| Tangled clump of hair |
|
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| Shoelace tangle |
Family Time |
22 Jun 2025 |
| A rope join (4) |
|
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| Snipe-like shore bird of sandpiper family (4) |
|
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| Some took note of Bond |
|
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| Macramé unit |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Jun 2025 |
| Hair tangle |
USA Today |
05 Jun 2025 |
| Pretzel shape |
Newsday |
04 Jun 2025 |
| "Granny" or "square" thing |
USA Today Quick |
03 Jun 2025 |
| Tied thing |
Newsday |
29 May 2025 |
| Unit of nautical speed |
The Times Concise |
27 May 2025 |
| It ties the mark of the branch into the wood (4) |
|
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| Shoelace snarl |
USA Today |
20 May 2025 |
| Unit of speed; one nautical mile per hour |
Mirror Quiz |
16 May 2025 |
| Half-hitch, for example (4) |
|
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| Tangle |
Mirror Classic |
13 May 2025 |
| Small group of people |
|
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| Top____, hairstyle |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
01 May 2025 |
| Sheet bend, perhaps |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
23 Apr 2025 |
| Pretzel shape |
Newsday |
22 Apr 2025 |
| The unit of speed at sea |
|
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| It secures a measure of progress (4) |
|
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| Massage target |
LA Times Daily |
14 Apr 2025 |
| The speed of a flier (4) |
|
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| Sheepshank etc |
|
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| Grip on a rope swing |
USA Today |
05 Apr 2025 |
| Tie the ___ (get married) |
|
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| A nautical speed rating for Granny, perhaps (4) |
|
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| It shows where twig grew and might be a bow (4) |
|
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| Mark in wood (4) |
|
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| Not a sound from granny! |
|
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| Comb catcher |
|
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| Tangle of wool, eg |
|
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| It ties e.g. line to hook (4) |
|
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| Create by interlacing yarn (4) |
|
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| An intertwining for the purpose of fastening (4) |
|
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| Unit of sea speed (4) |
|
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| I took nothing but remained tied up with it (4) |
|
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| Tie the ___ (wed) |
|
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| "Square" or "granny" thing |
USA Today Quick |
06 Mar 2025 |
| A northern sandpiper, with short legs and grey winter plumage (4) |
|
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| It is not the sound Granny makes (4) |
|
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| Bound to be a boat's speed (4) |
|
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| A hair tangle (4) |
|
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| Sandpiper in difficulty (4) |
|
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| Shoelace snarl |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Feb 2025 |
| Pretzel shape |
Universal |
17 Feb 2025 |
| A joint in a string (4) |
|
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| Lineman's rider and clove hitch are types of this binding (4) |
|
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| Shoelace snarl |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Feb 2025 |
| It's bound to occur (4) |
|
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| Interlacement of laces |
|
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| Bad lace-up result |
Family Time |
09 Feb 2025 |
| A snag in the hair (4) |
|
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| Windsor, for example (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
04 Feb 2025 |
| Tie in a loop (4) |
|
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| Maybe granny sounds negative (4) |
|
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| Shoelace tangle |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jan 2025 |
| Tangle with granny, perhaps (4) |
|
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| Tangle in the hair |
Mirror Tea Time |
27 Jan 2025 |
| Unit of speed; one nautical mile per hour |
Mirror Quiz |
26 Jan 2025 |
| Part of a sailor's repertoire |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jan 2025 |
| Granny perhaps may measure one's progress at sea (4) |
|
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| A swelling may make a tangle in one's hair (4) |
|
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| Fasten rope to the wader (4) |
|
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| Tightly packed group in upcoming strike (4) |
|
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| Granny will unite closely (4) |
|
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| Bird in difficulty |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Jan 2025 |
| Shoelace problem |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Dec 2024 |
| One tied at speed? (4) |
|
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| Clove hitch, square or bowline (4) |
|
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| Pretzel shape |
LA Times Daily |
19 Dec 2024 |
| Certain speed will be tied to it (4) |
|
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| Granny or clove hitch |
|
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| It's tied at speed (4) |
|
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| Feature of a bow tie or bowline |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2024 |
| Tie tightly |
Puzzler Backwords |
03 Dec 2024 |
| It may be a reef supplying an elaborate flower-bed (4) |
|
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| Tie the ___ (get married) |
|
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| It's tied |
|
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| Macrame structure |
|
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| Mariner's speed unit |
|
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| Closely unite Knight with no entry (4) |
|
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| Garden of very formal design in a square frame, featuring aromatic plants and culinary herbs, and edged with box (4) |
|
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| What you put in rope |
|
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| It's all tied up |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Nov 2024 |
| Something a rock climber might make with one hand |
New York Times |
06 Nov 2024 |
| Annoyance for wired-headphone users |
|
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| Some of the bank-notes for granny maybe (4) |
|
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| A tangle in hair (4) |
|
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| Tangle |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Oct 2024 |
| Tue (4) |
|
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| Shoelace snarl |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Oct 2024 |
| Tie or link together (4) |
|
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| Rope fastening; small wading bird |
The Times Concise |
14 Oct 2024 |
| Type of herbal garden design, set in a square frame, first created during the reign of Elizabeth I (4) |
|
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| Unit of speed; one nautical mile per hour |
Mirror Quiz |
07 Oct 2024 |
| Tangle in muck? No thanks! (4) |
|
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| Shoelace snarl |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Oct 2024 |
| Measure of nautical speed |
|
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| Unit of speed at sea |
Puzzler Backwords |
29 Sep 2024 |
| Granny, perhaps, takes speed on boat {4) |
|
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| Fasten final lock on crypto vault |
|
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| Entanglement |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Sep 2024 |
| Speed at sea in shark? No, tuna! |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Sep 2024 |
| Tie the ___ (wed) |
|
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| The nautical speed of the sheepshank (4) |
|
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| Annoyance for earbud users, maybe |
|
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| Negative word heard by granny, perhaps (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
19 Sep 2024 |
| Pretzel shape |
Commuter |
18 Sep 2024 |
| Tie together |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Sep 2024 |
| Part of a macrame hanging |
|
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| Hair snag |
|
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| Think nothing of concealing cluster (4) |
|
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| Pretzel shape |
Newsday |
11 Sep 2024 |
| Wading bird that may be found in wood |
|
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| Skin soft, even in a tangled mess (4) |
|
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| The speed of the sea bird |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Sep 2024 |
| Unit of speed of one nautical mile per hour (4) |
|
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| Tie the ___ (wed) |
|
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| Bird in skylark, no throstle! |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
26 Aug 2024 |
| It is tied to the loss of a single state (4) |
|
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| Shoelace problem |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Aug 2024 |
| Cluster |
The Sun Mini |
19 Aug 2024 |
| Tie |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Aug 2024 |
| Rope tangle |
|
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| Wedding planning website, with "the" |
New York Times |
09 Aug 2024 |
| Tangle in the hair |
Mirror Tea Time |
07 Aug 2024 |
| Tangle of hair by no means under discussion? (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
07 Aug 2024 |
| Tangle |
Universal |
01 Aug 2024 |
| Unit of speed; one nautical mile per hour |
Mirror Quiz |
19 Jul 2024 |
| Tie the __ (get married) |
Commuter |
18 Jul 2024 |
| Bird in a tangle? |
The Times Cryptic |
17 Jul 2024 |
| A tangle in your hair (4) |
|
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| Sheepshank or bowline, for example |
|
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| Hairtangle(4) |
|
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| A rope joint (4) |
|
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| Granny to hit back (4) |
|
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| Tangled clump |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jun 2024 |
| It makes fast speed at sea (4) |
|
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| It is tied to a Turk's head (4) |
|
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| A hitch, perhaps, in banknote production (4) |
|
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| Macramé bit |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Jun 2024 |
| Water rate? |
|
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| It is tied to one's speed when afloat (4) |
|
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| Tie the ____ |
USA Today Quick |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Tie knight on operating table (4) |
|
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| A nautical mile, in the main (4) |
|
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| Shorebird's speed over water (4) |
|
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| Unit of speed; one nautical mile per hour |
Mirror Quiz |
01 Jun 2024 |
| One nautical mph |
|
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| Top___ (casual hairstyle) |
|
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| Sheepshank or clove hitch? |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 May 2024 |
| Speed at the bend, perhaps? (4) |
|
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| Knar in tree bark noticed (4) |
|
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| Granny may be found in the wood (4) |
|
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| A masseur might work it out |
|
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| This is tied up in banknotes (4) |
|
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| Uniting link (4) |
|
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| Unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, or 1.852 km/h (approx. 1.151 mph) (4) |
|
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| A bird like a snipe may get in a tangle (4) |
|
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| Join in silence, initially (4) |
|
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| Pretzel shape |
Newsday |
08 May 2024 |
| Two half hitches, maybe |
LA Times Daily |
05 May 2024 |
| The small northern sandpiper Calidris canutus |
|
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| Marine measure of speed (4) |
|
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| International nautical mile (4) |
|
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| String tangle |
|
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| A hitch, perhaps, at speed |
|
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| Reportedly used in the negative to tie you up (4) |
|
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| Unit of speed that's approximately 1.15 mph |
LA Times Daily |
21 Apr 2024 |
| A nautical mile per hour (4) |
|
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| Rate of progress at sea, if there's a reef (4) |
|
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| The banknote makers" union (4) |
|
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| Celtic artwork feature |
LA Times Daily |
15 Apr 2024 |
| Feeling of tightness |
New York Times |
12 Apr 2024 |
| Bowline or clove hitch |
USA Today |
11 Apr 2024 |
| It sounds a negative kind of security (4) |
|
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| Fastening - sandpiper |
The Guardian Quick |
05 Apr 2024 |
| Fastening a sandpiper (4) |
|
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| Rope joint (4) |
|
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| Sheepshank or reef, eg |
|
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| A nautical unit for speed |
|
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| Clump, cluster |
|
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| King with no time for granny? |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
22 Mar 2024 |
| Tangle (of hair) |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Mar 2024 |
| It secures a tie |
|
|
| King's Head not marked in wood |
|
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| A tied joint in string |
|
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| Way of fastening a tie |
USA Today |
09 Mar 2024 |
| A tough piece of wood giving a negative result, one hears (4) |
|
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| Tangle |
Puzzler Backwords |
28 Feb 2024 |
| Granny, perhaps, starts in silence (4) |
|
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| Tightness in the stomach or in a muscle |
|
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| It's tied to the idea of speed (4) |
|
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| Windsor ___ (feature of some neckties) |
|
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| Tangle |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Feb 2024 |
| Bedhead problem |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Small bird in tightly packed group (4) |
|
|
| Muscle problem hit hard when standing up |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Jan 2024 |
| Shoelace problem |
Universal |
22 Jan 2024 |
| Gordian problem? (4) |
|
|
| Thing a Boy Scout learns to tie |
|
|
| Tie the ___ (get married) |
|
|
| Bump on a log |
New York Times |
04 Jan 2024 |
| Slip or granny (4) |
|
|
| Nautical speed measure |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2023 |
| Shoelace problem |
Commuter |
29 Dec 2023 |
| Nautical measure |
Newsday |
28 Dec 2023 |
| Windsor, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Dec 2023 |
| "Square" or "granny" follower |
|
|
| A tie in a cord, lace, ribbon or rope; a clump or cluster; a lump; a tangle; an intricate flower-bed; or, a rosette (4) |
|
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| Gordian ____, proverbial term for a problem solvable only by bold action (4) |
|
|
| Tangle in the hair |
Mirror Tea Time |
13 Dec 2023 |
| Unit of speed; one nautical mile per hour |
Mirror Quiz |
13 Dec 2023 |
| Feeling of tension in body, not in ears |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
12 Dec 2023 |
| Speed on heading back into Milton Keynes (4) |
|
|
| Muscle problem |
New York Times |
12 Dec 2023 |
| Pretzel shape |
Universal |
10 Dec 2023 |
| Some of sect in kingdom's uprising closely unite (4) |
|
|
| Almost 2 km/h on a reef perhaps (4) |
|
|
| Tangle |
Mirror Classic |
06 Dec 2023 |
| One nautical mile per hour |
Universal |
06 Dec 2023 |
| Shoelace problem |
Family Time |
27 Nov 2023 |
| Ken is negative, we hear! (4) |
|
|
| Tie the ___ (get married) |
|
|
| Clove hitch or butterfly loop |
Universal |
21 Nov 2023 |
| Shoelace securer |
USA Today |
19 Nov 2023 |
| Massage target |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2023 |
| Shoelace snarl |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Nov 2023 |
| Shoelace snarl |
Premier Sunday |
05 Nov 2023 |
| Gordian __: mythological conundrum |
LA Times Daily |
02 Nov 2023 |
| Twisted tangle |
New York Times |
18 Oct 2023 |
| Lace problem |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Oct 2023 |
| Unit of nautical speed |
The Times Concise |
28 Sep 2023 |
| Stocky sandpiper that migrates in winter to the UK from its Arctic breeding grounds |
The Guardian Quick |
26 Sep 2023 |
| Shoelace problem |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Sep 2023 |
| Pretzel shape |
|
|
| Macramé unit |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Aug 2023 |
| Massage target |
LA Times Daily |
13 Aug 2023 |
| Tie the ___ |
New York Times |
08 Aug 2023 |
| Tie feature |
|
|
| Pretzel shape |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Jul 2023 |
| Massage therapist's target, perhaps |
|
|
| Pretzel shape |
Newsday |
23 Jul 2023 |
| Complicated problem |
Newsday |
13 Jul 2023 |
| Massage target, perhaps |
|
|
| Granny, for one |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Jun 2023 |
| Bowtie feature |
|
|
| Defeat overturned in tie |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 May 2023 |
| Clove hitch, e.g |
Universal |
24 May 2023 |
| Target for a massage |
Wall Street Journal |
12 May 2023 |
| Sailor's speed unit or rope fastener |
Universal |
05 May 2023 |
| Fastening hardly by one's ear? |
The Times Cryptic |
03 May 2023 |
| Stomach woe caused by nervousness |
Universal |
25 Apr 2023 |
| Wire or shoelaces entanglement |
|
|
| Drawstring tangle |
Universal |
05 Apr 2023 |
| Shoelace snarl |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Apr 2023 |
| Massage target |
Universal |
24 Mar 2023 |
| Tangled shoelaces problem |
|
|
| Marriage metaphor |
Newsday |
04 Feb 2023 |
| What secures a necktie |
Newsday |
23 Jan 2023 |
| Hardwood flaw |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jan 2023 |
| Gordian __, a seemingly unsolveable puzzle |
The Guardian Weekend |
14 Jan 2023 |
| Tie the ___ (get married) |
|
|
| Tangle |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Dec 2022 |
| Pretzel feature |
New York Times |
22 Dec 2022 |
| Tangle (of hair) |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Dec 2022 |
| Shoelace snarl |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Dec 2022 |
| Massage target |
Universal |
05 Dec 2022 |
| A ___ of toads |
Canadiana |
05 Dec 2022 |
| Shoelace tangle |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2022 |
| Tangled earphones problem |
|
|
| Tie the ___ (get married) |
|
|
| Nautical speed unit |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Oct 2022 |
| "I'm a frayed ___" (joke punchline) |
Universal |
13 Oct 2022 |
| Macramé unit |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Oct 2022 |
| Sea-speed standard |
Newsday |
06 Oct 2022 |
| Sheepshank or bowline? |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Sep 2022 |
| Defect in wood |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Sep 2022 |
| Nautical speed unit |
LA Times Daily |
12 Sep 2022 |
| Nautical unit of speed |
|
|
| Tangle |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Sep 2022 |
| Quipu feature |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Aug 2022 |
| Clove hitch or bowline? |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Jul 2022 |
| Nautical mile |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Jul 2022 |
| Make tangled |
Premier Sunday |
03 Jul 2022 |
| Pretzel shape |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jun 2022 |
| Macramé unit |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jun 2022 |
| Bowline, say |
The Guardian Quick |
24 Jun 2022 |
| Massage target |
Universal |
22 May 2022 |
| Tangle |
The Guardian Speedy |
17 Apr 2022 |
| Shoelace snarl |
Universal |
10 Apr 2022 |
| Garda - the one associated with Hitch - taken in by Preston King going all the way back |
Irish Times Crosaire |
09 Apr 2022 |
| Lumber flaw |
Newsday |
06 Apr 2022 |
| It's tied at a wedding |
The Washington Post Sunday |
03 Apr 2022 |
| "Devil's ___," 2013 American legal drama starring Reese Witherspoon as Pamela Hobbs, that features a trial |
|
|
| The Boy Scouts will teach you how to tie one |
Family Time |
27 Mar 2022 |
| Sea speed unit |
LA Times Daily |
08 Mar 2022 |
| Sea speed unit |
The Washington Post |
08 Mar 2022 |
| Headphone cable headache |
|
|
| A type of bird - or a problem to which Gordius found a solution |
The Guardian Weekend |
12 Feb 2022 |
| "The ___," wedding magazine and website that has affiliated sites such as "WeddingWire" and "Bodas" |
|
|
| You'll make one in the Boy Scouts |
Family Time |
23 Jan 2022 |
| “I’m a frayed ___” (punch line of a classic joke) |
New York Times |
23 Jan 2022 |
| Necktie need |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jan 2022 |
| Fairy ___ (hair woe) |
USA Today |
07 Jan 2022 |
| Shoelace problem |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Dec 2021 |
| Tangle |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Dec 2021 |
| Speed is 1,000 and 100 in reverse |
|
|
| Speed is 1,000 and 100 in reverse |
The Guardian Cryptic |
07 Dec 2021 |
| Tangled hair woe |
|
|
| Shoelace frustration |
Universal |
15 Nov 2021 |
| Shoelace snarl |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Nov 2021 |
| Sheepshank, for example |
The Guardian Quick |
25 Oct 2021 |
| Tight spot worked on by a massage therapist |
USA Today |
12 Oct 2021 |
| Tree protuberance |
Universal |
05 Oct 2021 |
| Headphone cord frustration |
Universal |
03 Oct 2021 |
| Shoelace complication |
The Washington Post Sunday |
26 Sep 2021 |
| Shoelace problem |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Sep 2021 |
| Tied fastening |
The Times Concise |
07 Sep 2021 |
| Friendship bracelet part |
USA Today |
03 Sep 2021 |
| Way of tying a tie |
USA Today |
27 Aug 2021 |
| Pretzel, basically |
New York Times |
18 Aug 2021 |
| Shoelace snarl |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Aug 2021 |
| Tie the ___ (wed) |
|
|
| Garda - the one associated with Hitch - taken in by Preston King going all the way back |
Irish Times Crosaire |
11 Aug 2021 |
| Make a macrame |
Universal |
22 Jul 2021 |
| Tie on a necktie |
Newsday |
19 Jul 2021 |
| Pretzel shape |
USA Today |
08 Jul 2021 |
| Homophone of 'not' |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2021 |
| Shoelace annoyance |
New York Times |
14 Jun 2021 |
| Bird in flight on knife-edge, rising |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Jun 2021 |
| Wader's granny? |
|
|
| Bird seen along the shore took no time to strip off |
|
|
| Hole in a plank |
Newsday |
02 Jun 2021 |
| Nautical unit |
LA Times Daily |
27 May 2021 |
| Nautical unit |
The Washington Post |
27 May 2021 |
| Complicated problem |
Wall Street Journal |
27 May 2021 |
| Macramé unit |
Thomas Joseph |
26 May 2021 |
| Sheepshank, e.g |
The Washington Post |
19 May 2021 |
| Sheepshank, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
19 May 2021 |
| Entanglement |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Apr 2021 |
| Hard lump in wood |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Apr 2021 |
| Shoelace problem |
Universal |
22 Apr 2021 |
| Union's denial broadcast |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Apr 2021 |
| Speed at sea in bark? No, trawler! |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Apr 2021 |
| Entanglement |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Apr 2021 |
| Sheepshank, for example |
Family Time |
28 Mar 2021 |
| Pretzel shape |
Newsday |
23 Mar 2021 |
| Tree feature |
Canadiana |
22 Mar 2021 |
| Tied string or rope |
The Times Concise |
11 Mar 2021 |
| One in a sailor's repertoire |
The Washington Post |
11 Mar 2021 |
| One in a sailor's repertoire |
LA Times Daily |
11 Mar 2021 |
| Necktie feature |
|
|
| Lace snarl |
Premier Sunday |
07 Feb 2021 |
| Pretzel shape, usually |
|
|
| I really didn't mean that sounds like Ravel |
|
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| Detangling target |
USA Today |
26 Jan 2021 |
| Essential to mark notable winger |
|
|
| Ship speed unit |
|
|
| Granny, e.g |
New York Times |
20 Jan 2021 |
| Tangle |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Jan 2021 |
| Tie the ___ (wed) |
|
|
| Macramé basic |
The Washington Post |
01 Jan 2021 |
| Metaphor for a tricky problem |
New York Times |
01 Jan 2021 |
| Macramé basic |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jan 2021 |
| Shoestring woe |
New York Times |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Reef or granny, say |
Irish Times Simplex |
17 Dec 2020 |
| Unit of speed |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Dec 2020 |
| Masseur's target |
New York Times |
13 Dec 2020 |
| Quipu feature |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Nov 2020 |
| Slip, granny or Windsor |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Nov 2020 |
| Shoelace problem |
Premier Sunday |
08 Nov 2020 |
| Garda - the one associated with Hitch - taken in by Preston King going all the way back |
Irish Times Crosaire |
28 Oct 2020 |
| Massage target |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Oct 2020 |
| Hitch, say |
New York Times |
27 Oct 2020 |
| Unit of speed at sea |
Irish Times Simplex |
26 Oct 2020 |
| Coming up, strike boss |
|
|
| Pretzel's twisted shape |
Newsday |
10 Aug 2020 |
| Sheepshank or bowline |
Canadiana |
10 Aug 2020 |
| Securing tie |
The Times Concise |
20 Jul 2020 |
| Gordian ___ |
The Washington Post Sunday |
19 Jul 2020 |
| Shoelace problem |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Jul 2020 |
| Wading bird in flock, no tail |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Jul 2020 |
| Tie the ___ (get married) |
|
|
| Bond secured by banknotes |
|
|
| Nautical unit |
|
|
| Lumber flaw |
Newsday |
31 May 2020 |
| Pretzel shape |
Universal |
29 May 2020 |
| Necktie feature |
|
|
| Nautical speed unit |
Family Time |
18 May 2020 |
| For example, Granny Pat is abandoning tank top |
Irish Times Crosaire |
02 May 2020 |
| Tie the ___ (wed) |
|
|
| Tie the ___ (get married) |
|
|
| Shoelace problem |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Apr 2020 |
| Necktie securer |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2020 |
| Half hitch, e.g |
The Washington Post |
12 Apr 2020 |
| Half hitch, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
12 Apr 2020 |
| Mariner's speed measure |
Newsday |
12 Apr 2020 |
| Tangled rope feature |
|
|
| Wading bird that may be on reef? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Apr 2020 |
| ___ of Isis (symbol also known as the Tyet) |
|
|
| Shoelace annoyance |
Newsday |
22 Mar 2020 |
| "Tie the ___" (marry) |
|
|
| Shoelace snarl |
Newsday |
16 Mar 2020 |
| Fastener of a sort |
Newsday |
06 Mar 2020 |
| Lace problem |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Feb 2020 |
| Small wading bird of the sandpiper family |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
20 Jan 2020 |
| Possible result of a tie? |
The Washington Post Sunday |
19 Jan 2020 |
| 24 cryptically not a measure of speed |
|
|
| Tie the ___ (marry) |
|
|
| Pretzel maker's creation |
Newsday |
01 Dec 2019 |
| Small group not heard |
|
|
| Pretzel shape |
USA Today |
10 Nov 2019 |
| Cruiser's speed measure |
Newsday |
03 Nov 2019 |
| Shoelace entanglement |
The Washington Post Sunday |
03 Nov 2019 |
| Grand century on return to tie |
|
|
| One nautical mile per hour |
|
|
| One nautical mile per hour |
New York Times |
14 Oct 2019 |
| Hose annoyance |
USA Today |
07 Oct 2019 |
| What's not in rebuses? |
Universal |
28 Sep 2019 |
| Bird in bit of wood? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Sep 2019 |
| Flier in difficulty |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Sep 2019 |
| Shoelace snarl |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Sep 2019 |
| Nautical mile per hour |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Sep 2019 |
| Speed at sea causing stomach tightness? |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Sep 2019 |
| Garden hose inconvenience |
Newsday |
08 Sep 2019 |
| Bow feature |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Sep 2019 |
| Tie the ___ (marry) |
|
|
| Necktie's securing twist |
Newsday |
27 Aug 2019 |
| Tie the __ (get married) |
Newsday |
08 Jul 2019 |
| Speed at sea in shark: no, tuna |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Jun 2019 |
| Ravel's measure of pace |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Jun 2019 |
| Necktie feature |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jun 2019 |
| Nautical speed unit |
|
|
| Bird of the sandpiper family |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
05 May 2019 |
| Granny or hitch |
Universal |
05 May 2019 |
| Entangle |
The Guardian Speedy |
28 Apr 2019 |
| Rope securer |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2019 |
| Get tangled |
Premier Sunday |
31 Mar 2019 |
| Nautical mile per hour |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Feb 2019 |
| Scout's interlacement |
The Washington Post Sunday |
17 Feb 2019 |
| Tie feature |
The Washington Post |
15 Feb 2019 |
| Tie feature |
LA Times Daily |
15 Feb 2019 |
| Wood imperfection |
The Washington Post |
12 Feb 2019 |
| Wood imperfection |
LA Times Daily |
12 Feb 2019 |
| Feature of a tied necktie |
Newsday |
28 Jan 2019 |
| Tire swing securer |
USA Today |
25 Jan 2019 |
| Shoelace bump |
Universal |
24 Jan 2019 |
| Shoelace problem |
|
|
| Wood imperfection |
|
|
| Tie feature |
|
|
| One in a sailor's repertoire |
|
|
| Granny or hitch |
|
|
| Shoelace bump |
|
|
| What's not in rebuses? |
|
|
| Granny or half hitch |
|
|
| Hose annoyance |
|
|
| Pretzel shape |
|
|
| Tire swing securer |
|
|
| Massage target |
|
|
| Muscle problem |
|
|
| Necktie feature |
|
|
| Granny or half hitch |
USA Today |
01 Jan 2019 |
| Bad lace-up result |
Universal |
27 Dec 2018 |
| Bird making speed over the waves |
|
|
| Clove hitch, e.g |
Universal |
18 Dec 2018 |
| Shoelace issue |
Jonesin |
18 Dec 2018 |
| Muscle problem |
Jonesin |
11 Dec 2018 |
| What you make with a rope |
|
|
| Bowline or sheepshank |
Canadiana |
03 Dec 2018 |
| Speed of boat a problem |
|
|
| Bird seen soaring in Milton Keynes |
|
|
| Sandpiper in cluster |
|
|
| Tie the ___ (get hitched) |
|
|
| Security guard at a dock |
Newsday |
27 Oct 2018 |
| "Tie the ___" (marry) |
|
|
| Gordian ___ |
|
|
| Shoelace difficulty |
Universal |
29 Sep 2018 |
| Necktie feature |
|
|
| Sandpiper in cluster |
|
|
| State not involved in common whipping? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
28 Jul 2018 |
| Windsor, for one |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jul 2018 |
| Windsor, for one |
The Washington Post |
13 Jul 2018 |
| Tie the ___ |
|
|
| Snipe-like shore bird of the sandpiper family |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
24 Jun 2018 |
| Celtic __ |
The Washington Post |
22 Jun 2018 |
| Shoelace annoyance |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2018 |
| Celtic __ |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2018 |
| Nautical measure |
Newsday |
21 Jun 2018 |
| Something tied |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Jun 2018 |
| Bird of reef? |
|
|
| Tie the ___ (wed) |
|
|
| Nautical speed unit |
LA Times Daily |
22 May 2018 |
| Nautical speed unit |
The Washington Post |
22 May 2018 |
| Yachter's speed unit |
USA Today |
18 May 2018 |
| Tie one on? |
Universal |
12 May 2018 |
| It might be square |
LA Times Daily |
06 May 2018 |
| It might be square |
The Washington Post |
06 May 2018 |
| Rope creation |
Universal |
22 Apr 2018 |
| Gordian, for one |
Universal |
17 Apr 2018 |
| Tie feature |
Premier Sunday |
15 Apr 2018 |
| Fastening such as reef or granny |
Irish Times Simplex |
04 Apr 2018 |
| Nautical mile per hour |
Irish Times Simplex |
23 Mar 2018 |
| Gut feeling? |
New York Times |
15 Mar 2018 |
| Garden hose annoyance |
New York Times |
14 Mar 2018 |
| Upcoming strike creates difficulty |
|
|
| Giving rise to defeat in tie |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Mar 2018 |
| Nautical unit |
|
|
| Garden hose annoyance |
USA Today |
03 Feb 2018 |
| Pretzel shape |
LA Times Daily |
31 Jan 2018 |
| Pretzel shape |
The Washington Post |
31 Jan 2018 |
| Shape of a pretzel (but not a pretzel stick) |
Jonesin |
30 Jan 2018 |
| Part of a tied tie |
Newsday |
30 Jan 2018 |
| Interlacement |
Newsday |
28 Jan 2018 |
| Clove hitch, e.g |
New York Times |
25 Jan 2018 |
| Flier in binder |
|
|
| What you tie with a rope |
|
|
| See 69dn. |
|
|
| Pretzel shape |
|
|
| Garden hose annoyance |
|
|
| Shoelace annoyance |
|
|
| Yachter's speed unit |
|
|
| Tie one on? |
|
|
| Shoelace difficulty |
|
|
| Rope creation |
|
|
| Gordian, for one |
|
|
| Bad lace-up result |
|
|
| Celtic __ |
|
|
| Gut feeling? |
|
|
| It might be square |
|
|
| Nautical speed unit |
|
|
| Windsor, for one |
|
|
| Garden hose annoyance |
|
|
| Clove hitch, e.g. |
|
|
| Sailing speed unit |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Dec 2017 |
| Hard-to-solve problem |
New York Times |
16 Dec 2017 |
| Chain hitch, e.g |
Universal |
26 Nov 2017 |
| Nautical mile, loosely |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Nov 2017 |
| Pretzel shape |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Nov 2017 |
| Bird in difficulty |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Nov 2017 |
| Necktie feature, or a problem with a shoelace |
|
|
| Hard thing to untie |
Family Time |
16 Oct 2017 |
| Shoelace snarl |
Premier Sunday |
01 Oct 2017 |
| Speed of a bird |
|
|
| Measure of speed |
The Washington Post Sunday |
24 Sep 2017 |
| It can be hard to get out |
LA Times Daily |
22 Sep 2017 |
| It can be hard to get out |
The Washington Post |
22 Sep 2017 |
| Wedding planner website, with "the" |
USA Today |
19 Sep 2017 |
| Lumber flaw |
USA Today |
16 Sep 2017 |
| Hard-to-undo tie |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2017 |
| Wader / sometimes seen by reef |
|
|
| Symptom of a nervous stomach |
USA Today |
15 Aug 2017 |
| Shoestring hassle |
The Washington Post |
16 Jul 2017 |
| Shoestring hassle |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2017 |
| Difficulty hearing crucial part of negative statement |
|
|
| Naval rating's bird |
|
|
| Sheepshank, granny or half-hitch |
Universal |
04 Jun 2017 |
| "Granny" might tie one on |
Universal |
31 May 2017 |
| Something to untie, rhymes with bot |
|
|
| Speed unit on the 39-Across |
USA Today |
01 May 2017 |
| Tie; group |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Apr 2017 |
| Tied rope |
The Times Concise |
07 Apr 2017 |
| Speed measure at sea |
Newsday |
29 Mar 2017 |
| Problem with a shoelace |
New York Times |
27 Mar 2017 |
| Bird's tight feeling in stomach? |
|
|
| Bird's tight feeling in stomach? |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Mar 2017 |
| Tangled shoelaces form one |
Family Time |
13 Mar 2017 |
| Difficulty or complexity that's not pronounced |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Feb 2017 |
| Sheepshank, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Feb 2017 |
| Constant? Never secure |
|
|
| Bird's speed when crossing the sea |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
30 Jan 2017 |
| Symptom of a nervous stomach |
|
|
| Chain hitch, e.g. |
|
|
| Sheepshank, granny or half-hitch |
|
|
| Hard-to-solve problem |
|
|
| Hard-to-undo tie |
|
|
| Problem with a shoelace |
|
|
| Wedding planner website, with "the" |
|
|
| Lumber flaw |
|
|
| Shoestring hassle |
|
|
| It can be hard to get out |
|
|
| "Granny" might tie one on |
|
|
| Speed unit on the 39-Across |
|
|
| Shoelace frustration |
Universal |
26 Dec 2016 |
| Nautical speed unit |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Nov 2016 |
| Shoelace challenge |
The Washington Post |
28 Oct 2016 |
| Macrame feature |
USA Today |
19 Sep 2016 |
| Shoelace securer |
LA Times Daily |
05 Sep 2016 |
| Massage target |
The Washington Post |
29 Aug 2016 |
| Tie the __: marry |
LA Times Daily |
22 Aug 2016 |
| Target for a masseur |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Aug 2016 |
| Macramé feature |
LA Times Daily |
17 Aug 2016 |
| Shoelace issue |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jul 2016 |
| Belly annoyance |
Newsday |
22 Jul 2016 |
| Pretzel�s shape |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Jul 2016 |
| Bowline or half hitch |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jul 2016 |
| Granny or reef |
The Washington Post |
15 Jul 2016 |
| Rope entanglement |
Universal |
08 Jun 2016 |
| Two-by-four flaw |
Universal |
01 Jun 2016 |
| Turn up to hit a ball hard for a tie |
|
|
| Macramé feature |
New York Times |
18 May 2016 |
| Half hitch or bowline |
The Washington Post |
18 May 2016 |
| Tough puzzle, metaphorically |
Wall Street Journal |
12 May 2016 |
| Former wicketkeeper, we hear, in difficulty |
|
|
| Bowline, for one |
Canadiana |
18 Apr 2016 |
| Branch bump |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Apr 2016 |
| Tie, hitch |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Mar 2016 |
| Tie that's hard to untie |
New York Times |
14 Mar 2016 |
| Macramé element |
The Washington Post |
04 Mar 2016 |
| Tough problem |
New York Times |
27 Feb 2016 |
| End of one's rope? |
New York Times |
15 Feb 2016 |
| Leaders of Kent's new orchestra tackle Ravel |
|
|
| Bird speed |
|
|
| Stomach trouble |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jan 2016 |
| Interlacement |
USA Today |
29 Jan 2016 |
| It secures a measure of progress at sea |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Jan 2016 |
| Interlacement |
|
|
| Two-by-four flaw |
|
|
| Shoelace problem |
|
|
| Shoelace frustration |
|
|
| Rope entanglement |
|
|
| End of one's rope? |
|
|
| Macramé feature |
|
|
| Shoelace securer |
|
|
| Stomach trouble |
|
|
| Macrame feature |
|
|
| Tie the __: marry |
|
|
| Square or slip follower |
LA Times Daily |
25 Dec 2015 |
| Make a macramé |
Newsday |
17 Dec 2015 |
| Bowline or half hitch |
Canadiana |
26 Oct 2015 |
| Circular imperfection in wood |
LA Times Daily |
13 Oct 2015 |
| Sandpiper in huddled group |
The Times Cryptic |
01 Oct 2015 |
| Stomach discomfort |
LA Times Daily |
27 Sep 2015 |
| We're told something other than nautical speed |
|
|
| Granny __ |
LA Times Daily |
09 Aug 2015 |
| Decorative bow tie |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Aug 2015 |
| Measure of speed, in the main? Not from what we hear |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Jul 2015 |
| Bow, essentially |
Universal |
24 Jul 2015 |
| Bowline or sheepshank |
USA Today |
12 Jul 2015 |
| Air mile |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Jun 2015 |
| Nautical mile |
Universal |
07 Jun 2015 |
| Secure shoelace feature |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jun 2015 |
| Tangled mass |
The Telegraph Quick |
31 May 2015 |
| Stomach tightness |
Universal |
14 May 2015 |
| Feature of some paneling |
LA Times Daily |
13 May 2015 |
| Suture securer |
LA Times Daily |
07 May 2015 |
| Hit back causing swelling |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 May 2015 |
| Entanglement |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Apr 2015 |
| It's tied at weddings |
USA Today |
20 Apr 2015 |
| Lumber imperfection |
USA Today |
19 Apr 2015 |
| Sounds like it's not to do with tension |
Irish Times Crosaire |
18 Apr 2015 |
| Scout's handiwork |
USA Today |
13 Apr 2015 |
| Tied fastening |
The Times Concise |
10 Apr 2015 |
| Stomach woe |
USA Today |
21 Mar 2015 |
| Unit of speed |
LA Times Daily |
19 Mar 2015 |
| Square __ |
LA Times Daily |
15 Mar 2015 |
| Macramé bit |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Mar 2015 |
| It may be tied for speed at sea |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Feb 2015 |
| Granny |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Feb 2015 |
| Heart of problem granny? |
|
|
| Granny, for one |
|
|
| Small group needing strike to be rejected |
The Times Cryptic |
01 Jan 2015 |
| Rope swing support |
|
|
| What post-prime rockers might tie |
|
|
| Scout's handiwork |
|
|
| Lumber imperfection |
|
|
| It's tied at weddings |
|
|
| Bowline or sheepshank |
|
|
| Headphone cable headache |
|
|
| Nautical speed unit |
|
|
| Sheepshank or bowline |
|
|
| Stomach woe |
|
|
| Stomach tightness |
|
|
| Nautical mile |
|
|
| Bow, essentially |
|
|
| Circular imperfection in wood |
|
|
| Feature of some paneling |
|
|
| Granny __ |
|
|
| Secure shoelace feature |
|
|
| Square __ |
|
|
| Square or slip follower |
|
|
| Stomach discomfort |
|
|
| Suture securer |
|
|
| Unit of speed |
|
|
| What Madonna tied w/Guy Ritchie |
|
|
| What Chrissie Hynde & Jim Kerr tied |
|
|
| Shoelace snarl |
|
|
| Rope securer |
|
|
| Make a macramé |
|
|
| Back Nottingham to hold tie |
|
|
| Flier in binder? |
|
|
| Clump of hair |
|
|
| Entanglement |
|
|
| Hitch or Windsor |
|
|
| Snag or snarl |
|
|
| Puzzle from Gordius |
|
|
| Speed measure |
|
|
| Masseur's target |
|
|
| Boat speed unit |
|
|
| Clove hitch, e.g. |
|
|
| Shoelace problem |
|
|
| Speed unit for a yacht race |
|
|
| Sheepshank, for one |
|
|
| Complicated problem |
|
|
| Half hitch, for one |
|
|
| Carly Simon tied it w/James Taylor |
|
|
| Cluster |
|
|
| Granny, e.g. |
|
|
| Cluster |
|
|
| What Madonna tied w/Sean Penn |
|
|
| Windsor or sheepshank |
|
|
| Granny, for one |
|
|
| Pretzel shape |
|
|
| Target to massage |
|
|
| Windsor, for one |
|
|
| Windsor, e.g. |
|
|
| Seagoing velocity |
|
|
| Marriage metaphor |
|
|
| Boy scout's handiwork |
|
|
| Nautical unit of speed |
|
|
| Hitch, e.g. |
|
|
| Tie the ___ (wed) |
|
|
| Muscle problem |
|
|
| Boater's unit |
|
|
| Boy scout's handiwork |
|
|
| Interlacement |
|
|
| Muscle woe |
|
|
| Macramé creation |
|
|
| Massage target |
|
|
| Necktie feature |
|
|
| Sheepshank, e.g. |
|
|
| Part of a tied tie |
|
|
| Stomach discomfort |
|
|
| Sheepshank, e.g. |
|
|
| Necktie feature |
|
|
| Massage target |
|
|
| Nautical speed unit |
|
|
| Group of toads |
|
|
| Shoelace problem |
|
|
| Nautical speed unit |
|
|
| Muscle swelling |
|
|
| Trunk feature |
|
|
| Interlacing |
|
|
| Group of toads |
|
|
| Shoelace hassle |
|
|
| Bird showing speed |
|
|
| 1 Speed required in tying this? |
|
|
| Masseuse's challenge |
|
|
| Boy Scout's creation |
|
|
| Granny or Gordian |
|
|
| Stomach problem |
|
|
| "Untie the ___" Bad Company |
|
|
| 71-Across flaw |
|
|
| Where a branch joins the trunk |
|
|
| Granny, for one |
|
|
| Pretzel inspiration |
|
|
| Masseuse's challenge |
|
|
| Sheepshank, e.g. |
|
|
| Clove hitch, e.g. |
|
|
| Cluster |
|
|
| Masseuse's challenge |
|
|
| Lace snarl |
|
|
| Granny, for one |
|
|
| Two-by-four flaw |
|
|
| Classical pretzel shape |
|
|
| Gut feeling? |
|
|
| Masseur's target |
|
|
| Trucker's hitch, e.g. |
|
|
| Bend or hitch |
|
|
| Topology problem |
|
|
| Massage target |
|
|
| Ship speed unit |
|
|
| String thing |
|
|
| It's tied when you're wed |
|
|
| Paneling feature |
|
|
| Shoelace snafu |
|
|
| Masseur's target |
|
|
| Muscle malady |
|
|
| Shoelace problem |
|
|
| Headphone cable annoyance |
|
|
| Lace snarl |
|
|
| Shoelace problem |
|
|
| Tie securer |
|
|
| Necktie securer |
|
|
| Windsor, for one |
|
|
| Nautical mile per hour |
|
|
| Boy Scout lesson |
|
|
| Wood panel feature |
|
|
| Problem, metaphorically |
|
|
| Windsor or sheet bend |
|
|
| Bow feature |
|
|
| Pretzel, basically |
|
|
| 17-, 25-, 43- and 54-Across begin with a kind of one |
|
|
| Boater's unit |
|
|
| Sheepshank, e.g. |
|
|
| Speed unit at sea |
|
|
| Windsor or slip |
|
|
| Tree-trunk feature |
|
|
| 1.85 kilometers/hour |
|
|
| Part of a bow |
|
|
| Boater's unit |
|
|
| 17-, 25-, 43- and 54-Across begin with a kind of one |
|
|
| Comber's woe |
|
|
| Nautical unit |
|
|
| Bit of macrame? |
|
|
| Measure of speed |
|
|
| Speed unit |
|
|
| It may be hard to undo |
|
|
| Shoelace difficulty |
|
|
| Muscle woe |
|
|
| Feature of pine paneling |
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| Naval unit |
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| Bowline, e.g. |
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| Tie it and you're hitched |
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| See to a necktie |
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| Tie |
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| Muscular problem |
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| Entanglement |
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| Square, for one |
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| Board flaw |
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| Bend or hitch |
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| Escape-artist's obstacle |
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| Shoelace challenge |
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| Group of toads |
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| Granny or half hitch |
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| Bowline, for one |
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| Shoelace problem |
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| Turk's-head, for one |
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| Granny, for one |
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| Windsor, for one |
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| Shoelace securer |
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| Granny, for one |
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| Tummy tenseness |
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| Tenseness |
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| Macramé unit |
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| Tangled mass |
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| It may be tied in church |
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| Pretzel shape |
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| Tangle |
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| Rope expert's favorite radio station? |
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| Stomach woe |
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| It takes two people to tie it |
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| Granny, for one |
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| Complicated problem |
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| Tough problem |
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| Granny or square follower |
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| Group of toads, e.g. |
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| Clove hitch, e.g. |
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| Noose feature |
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| Word after square or Gordian |
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| Half hitch or granny |
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| Stomach problem |
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| Shoelace problem |
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| Clove hitch, e.g. |
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| Granny, e.g. |
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| Half hitch, e.g. |
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| Scout's creation |
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| It's tied in church |
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| Granny, e.g. |
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| Boat speed unit |
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| Granny or square |
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| Lumber flaw |
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| King Gordius creation |
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| Necktie feature |
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| Tie, as a tie |
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| Granny ___ |
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| Marriage bond |
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| Ship's speed unit |
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| Board imperfection |
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| It may be square |
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| Word with slip or slide |
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| Half hitch, for one |
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| Granny, e.g. |
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| Massage target |
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| Noose feature |
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| Clove hitch or granny |
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| Tough spot |
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| Tie feature |
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| Ball of string? |
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| Bowline or clove hitch |
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| Carrick bend or Turk's-head |
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| 1.85 kilometers/hour |
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| It may stop a saw |
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| Stomach tightness |
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| Hitch, e.g. |
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| Stomach trouble |
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| Muscle complaint |
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| Tummy tenseness |
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| Tummy tenseness |
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| Granny, e.g. |
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| Sheepshank |
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| Square, e.g. |
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| It may be tied at a pier |
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| Slip or slide |
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| Half hitch, e.g. |
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| Feature of some paneling |
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| Clove hitch, e.g. |
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| It may be square |
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| Clove hitch, e.g. |
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| Tense sensation |
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| Lasso feature |
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| Hose annoyance |
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| Granny or hitch |
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| Clove hitch, e.g. |
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| It's all tied up |
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| It may be tied at a pier |
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| Clove hitch or sheepshank |
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| Granny or hitch |
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| Hose annoyance |
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| It may be tied at a pier |
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| Lasso feature |
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| Nautical speed unit |
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| Tense sensation |
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| Unit of speed |
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| Figurative stomach woe |
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| Tight tie |
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| Masseur's target |
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| Clove hitch or sheepshank |
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| Entwine |
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| Pretzel shape |
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| Bowline, e.g. |
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| Clove hitch, e.g. |
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| Scout specialty |
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| Sailing speed unit |
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| Muscle trouble |
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| Gordius' handiwork |
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| Cluster, as of spectators |
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| Lacework? |
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| Entangle |
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| Bad spot for a nail |
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| Sheepshank or granny |
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| Shoelace snarl |
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| Gordian or slip follower |
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| Sea mile |
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| Word with Gordian or slip |
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| Speed unit |
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| Gordius tied one |
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| Sailor's unit |
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| Perplexity |
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| Board defect |
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| A bride ties it |
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| Pretzel's shape |
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| Half hitch, e.g. |
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| Scout's accomplishment |
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| Windsor, for one |
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| Garlicky treat |
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| Tie-up |
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| Tie |
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| Shoelace annoyance |
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| Tight tangle |
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| Hitch, e.g. |
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| Nautical unit |
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| Connection |
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| Double carrick bend, e.g. |
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| Bowline, for one |
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| It's tied at the altar |
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| Stomach woe |
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| Rope entanglement |
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| Clove hitch, e.g. |
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| Gordius' thing |
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| Shoelace problem |
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| It's tied at weddings |
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| It may be tied in church |
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| Half hitch or bowline |
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| Ponytail cincher, at times |
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| Masseuse's focus |
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| Gordius tied one |
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| Connective interlacing |
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| Square or granny |
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| Macrame feature |
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| Half hitch or bowline |
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| 6,080.2 feet per hour |
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| Word with lovers or square |
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| Macramé unit |
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| Trunk feature |
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| Clove hitch or sheepshank |
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| Eventual hole in the wall? |
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| Bow |
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| Speed measure |
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| Windsor or sheepshank |
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| Pinewood feature |
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| Granny or bowline |
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| Creation of Gordius |
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| Measure of speed |
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| Granny or square |
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| Entwine |
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| Sheepshank or half hitch |
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| Square or granny |
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| Marriage metaphor |
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| Scout's handiwork |
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| Slip or square follower |
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| Feature of pine paneling |
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| Nautical mile |
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| Windsor or granny |
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| Granny or sheepshank |
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| Granny |
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| Shoelace snag |
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| Shoelace woe |
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| Wedlock, so to speak |
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| Sailor's specialty |
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| Sea speed |
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| Sea speed |
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| Put on a tie |
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| Stomach woe |
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| Shoelace annoyance |
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| Wood panel feature |
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| Scout creation |
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| Flaw in the two-by-four |
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| Clove hitch, for example |
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| Sheepshank <P>e.g. |
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| Tight tangle |
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| Half hitch, e.g. |
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| Muscle cramp |
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| Measure of speed |
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| Windsor or sheet bend |
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| Cat's-paw, e.g. |
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| Tough problem |
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| Twist |
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| Granny for one |
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| Fisherman's bend <P>e.g. |
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| Stomach woe |
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| Speed asea |
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| Clove hitch e.g. |
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| Bow, e.g. |
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| Group of toads |
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| Bowline or slide |
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| Stevedore's, e.g. |
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| Granny, e.g. |
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| Puzzle |
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| Carpenter's woe |
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| Scout's handiwork |
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| Entangle |
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| Gordian attachment |
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| Mariner's unit of speed |
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| Granny or bowline |
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| Clove hitch, for one |
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| Nautical unit of speed |
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| Sheepshank, e.g. |
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| Sheepshank, for one |
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| Wood feature |
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| Gnarl |
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| Turk's-head or sheepshank |
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| Granny or sheepshank |
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| Granny or half hitch |
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| Scout's achievement |
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| Matthew Walker, e.g. |
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| Stomach problem |
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| Scout's challenge |
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| Kind of bind |
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| Small cluster |
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| Sheepshank or bowline |
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| Gordian ___ |
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| Speed unit at sea |
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| Diamond hitch, e.g. |
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| Nautical mile per hour |
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| Tie |
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| Double hitch, e.g. |
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| Small group |
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| Granny is one |
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| Nautical speed measure |
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| Sandpiper |
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| Diamond hitch |
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| Bend or hitch |
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| Granny or reef |
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| Unit of speed at sea |
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| Word with slip or loop |
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| Bowline |
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| Granny |
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| Sea-speed limit |
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| Intricate problem |
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| Gordius's claim to fame |
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| Hitch or granny |
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| Sea-speed unit |
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| Carrick bend |
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| Gordian item |
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| Gordian creation |
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| M.P.H. at sea |
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| Gist of a matter |
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| Nautical speed unit |
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| Nautical speed |
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| Cluster. |
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| Bow. |
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| Granny. |
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| Gordius' symbol. |
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| Back problem |
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| Granny ___. |
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| The bond of marriage. |
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| Cat's-paw or clove hitch. |
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| Sheepshank |
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| Sheet bend. |
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| Tied by Gordius. |
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| 1.85 kilometers/hour |
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| Burl. |
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| 6,080 feet. |
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| Unit of speed. |
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| Granny or prolonge. |
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| Sea mile. |
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| Clove hitch. |
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| Bond. |
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| Uneasy feeling in the stomach |
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| Stomach trouble |
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| Granny or square. |
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| Large sandpiper. |
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| Carrick bend is one. |
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| Sea speed unit |
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| Figure eight, for one. |
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| Speed unit. |
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| Half hitch or clove hitch. |
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| Half crown. |
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| Psyche ___. |
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| Tie that binds. |
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| Granny, for one. |
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| Four-in-hand, e.g. |
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| Overhand or figure of eight. |
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| Nautical mile, 6,080.20 ft. |
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| Clove-hitch. |
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| 6,080 ft. |
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| Granny or half hitch. |
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| Stomach problem |
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| Shoelace problem |
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| Puma problem |
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| Masseur's target |
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| Half hitch. |
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| Entanglement. |
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| Fisherman's bend. |
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| Harness hitch. |
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| Gordian ___. |
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| Problem. |
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| Unit of ocean speed. |
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| Ship's speed measure. |
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| Small group or cluster. |
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