| Split hairs |
The Guardian Quick |
30 Mar 2024 |
| Find small faults (3-4) |
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| Point to it and select a carp |
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| Egg and cream for carp |
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| Point out minor faults (7) |
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| Point out minor faults and supply tip in prison (7) |
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| Choose after tin is knocked over to find faults fussily (7) |
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| Quibble with returning metal tool |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
04 Jan 2024 |
| Raise petty objections |
Mirror Tea Time |
08 Dec 2023 |
| Be fussy in dealing with infestation |
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| Be fussy in dealing with infestation |
The Guardian Cryptic |
15 Aug 2022 |
| Sweat the small stuff |
LA Times Daily |
11 Aug 2022 |
| Can turning over tool identify tiny problems? |
The Times Cryptic |
08 Dec 2021 |
| Wally has choice split hairs |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Sep 2021 |
| Be too fussy in jail — it's punishment, principally |
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| Delouse split hairs |
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| Criticise fool with a mining tool |
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| Split hairs |
New York Times |
13 Jun 2020 |
| Criticise choice under fool |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 May 2020 |
| Split hairs? Use a fine-toothed comb |
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| An idiot to select carp |
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| Find fault fussily |
The Times Concise |
12 Jul 2019 |
| Find tiny faults |
Universal |
18 Apr 2019 |
| Criticize every little detail |
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| Make tiny criticisms |
New York Times |
07 Jan 2019 |
| Find tiny faults |
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| Make tiny criticisms |
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| Cavil |
The Guardian Speedy |
27 Oct 2018 |
| Fool before selection gets to criticise pettily |
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| Foolish person's decision to raise unnecessary objections |
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| Quibble |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Dec 2016 |
| Be fussily pedantic |
The Times Concise |
05 Sep 2016 |
| In turn, can choose to cavil |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Apr 2016 |
| Carp and egg served with cream |
The Times Cryptic |
01 Apr 2016 |
| Criticize the small stuff |
USA Today |
14 Mar 2016 |
| Fool has to choose to make petty criticisms |
The Times Cryptic |
01 Mar 2016 |
| Tip for cooking, stuffing cut carp |
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| Sweat the small stuff |
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| Go after little things |
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| Sweat the small stuff, in a way |
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| Find a few faults |
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| Split hairs |
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| Quibble |
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| Cavil |
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| Cavil |
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| Carp about details |
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| Quibble |
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| Not be satisfied, perhaps |
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| Quibble |
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| Criticize every little detail |
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| Carp about details |
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| Criticize the minutiae |
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| Quibble |
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