| Backbone |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jul 2025 |
| Crucial part of something |
USA Today |
27 Jun 2025 |
| Principal has to remain as chief support |
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| A sea cruise? No - just part of a yacht (8) |
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| Chief support |
The Times Concise |
10 May 2025 |
| Principal component of water supply to Scottish river (8) |
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| Fundamental part of water network: Scottish river |
The Telegraph Toughie |
09 Apr 2025 |
| Principal to remain chief support (8) |
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| Chief support (8) |
Puzzler |
01 Feb 2025 |
| Sea check for important part of the rigging (8) |
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| The most important guy on board (8) |
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| Support a reformed saint during the month (8) |
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| Chief support I needed among staff to remain (8) |
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| Most important guy! (8) |
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| It's the backbone of sanity, ma (8) |
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| Mother, during visit is our principal support (8) |
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| A person or thing on which something else depends (8) |
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| Backbone many a time is bent (8) |
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| Rope from the top of a mast (8) |
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| Important rope on a sailing ship (8) |
Puzzler |
02 Mar 2024 |
| Pillar, backbone, bulwark (8) |
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| Support from mother during visit? (8) |
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| Support from mother during visit? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Feb 2024 |
| Key part of a holiday at sea? (8) |
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| Primary source of support |
Universal |
29 Dec 2023 |
| Strongest support |
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| Unusual stamina? Yes — at the beginning giving chief support |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
27 Oct 2023 |
| Support son immersed in sea and Scots river |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Mar 2023 |
| Beneath sea one finds tarry anchor |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Feb 2023 |
| American institution enthralled by PM providing chief support |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Feb 2023 |
| Support mum during visit |
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| Support mum during visit |
The Guardian Cryptic |
09 Nov 2022 |
| Central component |
Wall Street Journal |
16 May 2022 |
| Essential part |
Newsday |
06 Apr 2022 |
| Support mother during visit? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Aug 2021 |
| Old lady wearing corset, finding special staple |
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| Anchor |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Apr 2021 |
| Source of electricity: current one that's most depended on? |
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| Anchor or backbone, figuratively |
Family Time |
26 Jul 2020 |
| Anchor |
New York Times |
18 Jul 2020 |
| Part of a yacht seen in seas as well as river |
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| Mike indeed guards against losing extremely accommodating principal support |
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| Support one current month breaking into the next |
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| One isn't about to cut ex-PM's chief support |
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| Chief support where sea ultimately meets river |
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| Chief support |
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| Chief support |
New York Times |
09 Dec 2019 |
| *Chief source of support |
New York Times |
03 Jun 2019 |
| Pillar |
Newsday |
27 Apr 2019 |
| Essential part |
Newsday |
24 Mar 2019 |
| Linchpin, principal support |
Irish Times Simplex |
14 Feb 2019 |
| Cornerstone |
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| *Chief source of support |
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| Pillar where water is drawn from river |
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| Above river supply rope for support? |
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| Linchpin, principle support |
Irish Times Simplex |
10 Apr 2017 |
| Chief support |
The Times Concise |
20 May 2016 |
| Chief support |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Mar 2016 |
| Protected by soldier, I don't leave chief supporter |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Feb 2016 |
| Bread and butter, so to speak |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
27 Mar 2015 |
| Primary supporter |
New York Times |
10 Mar 2015 |
| Primary supporter |
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| Bread and butter, so to speak |
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| Chief support provided by mother during visit |
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| Chief support |
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| Essential part |
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| Chief supporter |
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| Chief supporter |
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| Anchor |
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| Bulwark |
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| Bulwark |
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| Chief support |
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| Bread and butter, so to speak |
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| Backbone |
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| Chief support |
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| Mast support |
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| Principal support |
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| Chief support. |
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