| Constituency with small majority in the Borders? |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
01 Aug 2025 |
| Close to lower limit |
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| Constituency close to border? (8,4) |
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| On the edge of alarming change (8) |
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| Alarming result in closely fought seat |
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| Alarming changes at the extreme |
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| Negligible, but could be seen as alarming (8) |
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| Not of central importance (8) |
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| Alarming disturbance on the border! |
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| Alarming explosion on the edge (8) |
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| A seat in a council or parliament held by only a small majority (8) |
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| Alarming possibility, however slight (8) |
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| Alarming in a borderline way (8) |
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| ___ plants thrive at pool edges (*alarming!) (8) |
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| On the edge of alarming changes (8) |
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| It could be alarming at the edge (8) |
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| Not of central importance, but possibly alarming (8) |
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| Close to a limit (8) |
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| Sort of seat possibly alarming to a candidate! (8) |
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| How grim for Lana! It's barely sufficient for her! |
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| Drive back spirit with empty appeal that's not very important (8) |
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| Sort of notes a seat that could go either way (8) |
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| Not certain (electoral seat) (8) |
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| Such notes as writer may make when on edge (8) |
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| Closely-contested (seat) (8) |
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| Close to the limit |
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| Written on the edge of a piece of paper |
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| On the edge and somewhat alarming |
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| Alarming on the edge (8) |
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| On the edge (8) |
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| Land on the border of questionable quality (8) |
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| The sort of land to be found on the border? (8) |
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| Alarming trouble on the border |
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| Negligible |
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| Of minimal quality |
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| False alarm – drinking spirit insignificant |
The Guardian Quiptic |
18 Dec 2023 |
| Alarming changes on the edge (8) |
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| Alarming manoeuvres along the borders |
The Times Cryptic |
26 Jul 2023 |
| Borderline that's awfully alarming |
The Times Cryptic |
05 Jun 2023 |
| Insignificant place of interest to politicians in The Borders |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Mar 2023 |
| Minor found near the border |
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| Soldier picking up article in The Rock on the edge |
Irish Times Crosaire |
09 Dec 2020 |
| Alarming, stumbling on the edge |
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| Situated at the edge |
USA Today |
16 Aug 2020 |
| Alarming to be treated as almost irrelevant |
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| Alarming changes on the verge |
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| Alarming changes on the border |
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| Slight breaks alarming |
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| Alarming changes in key election seat |
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| On the verge of alarming changes |
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| Alarming fractures on the outside |
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| Unimportant constituency in The Borders |
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| On the verge of alarming changes |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Jun 2016 |
| On the verge of alarming changes |
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| Alarming (anag) |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Oct 2015 |
| Hotly contested seat alarming liberal |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Jun 2015 |
| Just adequate |
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| Barely adequate |
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| On the fringe |
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| On spring's fringe? |
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| At the lower limit |
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| At the fringe |
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| Not quite fly-by-night |
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| Barely covering production costs. |
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| Borderline. |
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| Minimal. |
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