| Showed approval |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2025 |
| Moved head in agreement |
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| Made a gesture of assent |
The Times Concise |
05 Jun 2025 |
| Seemed to agree one was falling asleep (6) |
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| Went off and showed approval (6) |
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| Dipped the head in agreement |
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| Agreed that he was just about asleep (6) |
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| Agreed in the end to order rum (6) |
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| Made a motion with the head (6) |
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| Showed agreement and felt drowsy? (6) |
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| Indicated agreement by going to sleep (6) |
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| Agreed with the head? (6) |
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| Inclined the head |
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| Showed agreement |
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| What Homer sometimes did is agreed |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Nov 2024 |
| Indicated agreement and went to sleep (6) |
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| In the end ordered rum, having agreed to (6) |
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| Signalled agreement (6) |
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| Quietly agreed to one 3-D layout (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
13 Oct 2024 |
| Showed one agreed as one started to drop off (6) |
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| Showed sleepiness |
New York Times |
20 Sep 2024 |
| Went through the motions of agreeing |
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| Assented and came to an odd end |
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| Quietly agreed to one 3-D layout (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
01 Sep 2024 |
| Gave a nonverbal affirmative |
Universal |
07 Aug 2024 |
| Agreed silently |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Aug 2024 |
| Indicated approval with a gesture of the head (6) |
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| Gestured in agreement (6) |
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| Bowed the head |
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| Inclined to give agreement |
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| Agreed without making a noise (6) |
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| Showed one agreed one was dropping off (6) |
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| Said "OK" silently |
Commuter |
18 Apr 2024 |
| It's odd about Kelly and the way he moved his head! (6) |
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| Silently agreed to odd den, oddly (6) |
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| Silently agreed |
LA Times Daily |
28 Mar 2024 |
| Signalled assent (6) |
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| Indicated agreement |
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| Indicated assent as jaded donor rose discreetly |
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| Bobbed head |
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| Agreed in silence (6) |
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| Agreed it bobbed up and down (6) |
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| Gave silent assent |
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| End of contribution strange — editor made a mistake? |
The Guardian Quiptic |
13 Feb 2023 |
| Good hundredth puzzle, accepted without debate? |
The Guardian Cryptic |
17 Jan 2023 |
| Agreed to recycle odds and ends sons left out |
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| Signaled approval |
Universal |
07 Aug 2022 |
| Agreed silently |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Jul 2022 |
| Silently agreed |
USA Today |
14 May 2022 |
| Indicated assent |
Irish Times Simplex |
13 May 2022 |
| Indicated assent or recognition |
Irish Times Simplex |
28 Mar 2022 |
| Indicated assent or recognition |
Irish Times Simplex |
06 Oct 2021 |
| Slept on it a little bit and gave the go-ahead |
Irish Times Crosaire |
17 Jul 2021 |
| Indicated assent or recognition |
Irish Times Simplex |
02 Jun 2021 |
| Signified agreement |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Apr 2021 |
| Showed assent or recognition |
Irish Times Simplex |
17 Mar 2021 |
| Showed assent |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Mar 2020 |
| Signalled affirmation |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Mar 2020 |
| Slept off as agreed |
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| Bobbed the head in agreement |
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| Signaled 'yes' |
Premier Sunday |
09 Jun 2019 |
| Indicated assent |
Irish Times Simplex |
04 May 2019 |
| Agreed it's strange, entering study when retired |
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| Signalled yes |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Aug 2018 |
| Assented, at an auction |
USA Today |
01 Mar 2018 |
| Gave a silent 26-Down |
USA Today |
25 Feb 2018 |
| Gave a silent 26-Down |
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| Assented, at an auction |
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| Assented silently |
USA Today |
11 Nov 2017 |
| Slept on it a little bit or gave the go-ahead |
Irish Times Crosaire |
03 Nov 2017 |
| Assented silently |
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| Assented, in a way |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Nov 2016 |
| Moved head in assent |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Sep 2016 |
| Emulated a bobblehead |
New York Times |
07 Jul 2016 |
| Emulated a bobblehead |
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| Gave silent approval |
Universal |
21 Dec 2015 |
| Silently assented |
New York Times |
27 Jan 2015 |
| Gave silent approval |
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| Silently assented |
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| O.K.'d silently |
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| Gave silent approval |
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| Dozed off |
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| Dozed (off) |
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| Greeted silently |
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| Dozed, with "off" |
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| Signaled assent |
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| Silently agreed |
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| Silently agreed |
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| Agreed, in a way |
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| Bid, perhaps |
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| Signed an agreement? |
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| Goofed |
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| Signaled approval |
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| Showed approval |
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| Dozed off |
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| Signaled approval |
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| Dozed off |
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| Agreed silently |
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| Showed agreement, in a way |
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| Let a slip pass |
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| Showed assent |
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| Said "yes" silently |
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| Bid, perhaps |
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| Agreed |
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| Erred through oversight |
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| Signaled assent |
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| Indicated assent |
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| Caught a wink |
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| Dozed off |
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| Dozed |
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| Gestured yes |
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| Dozed. |
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| Gave silent approval. |
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| Gave a silent O. K. |
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| Acquiesced. |
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| Gave assent. |
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| Swayed back and forth. |
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