| One fails to appear (2-4) |
The Guardian Quick |
16 Sep 2025 |
| Absentee |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Sep 2025 |
| Who's now ultimately shunned arrangement? |
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| Invitee who didn't attend |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Jun 2025 |
| Non-appearance - so programme's off (2-4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
23 Jan 2025 |
| Absentee boy turned up. In what way? |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
13 Dec 2024 |
| Small number turn up but event doesn't go ahead (2-4) |
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| One fails to appear for food - that hurts! (2-4) |
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| Who's missed the boat? Son who dithers (2-4) |
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| Appointment misser |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Aug 2024 |
| Non-appearance - so programme's off (2-4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
23 Aug 2024 |
| Who doesn't appear in theatre performance? |
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| Absentee and son returned in what condition? (2-4) |
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| Someone who fails to notify cancellation of a reservation |
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| She doesn't appear to eat contents of bowl |
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| Flaky ticket holder |
Universal |
02 Apr 2024 |
| Stand-up person? |
New York Times |
16 Feb 2024 |
| Surprising absentee |
New York Times |
13 Jan 2024 |
| Child raised question for absent guest |
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| See 44-Across |
LA Times Daily |
14 Dec 2022 |
| Misser of appointment |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Oct 2022 |
| One who fails to turn up as booked |
The Guardian Quick |
20 Aug 2022 |
| Son who plays truant |
The Guardian Cryptic |
14 Mar 2022 |
| Ticket holder who didn't make it |
USA Today |
09 Oct 2021 |
| Truant, e.g |
Newsday |
23 Sep 2021 |
| Person who never arrives |
Universal |
01 Sep 2021 |
| One won't turn up to eat without coming back |
The Telegraph Toughie |
02 Apr 2021 |
| Guest who fails to notify cancellation, of a reservation perhaps |
Irish Times Simplex |
19 Jan 2021 |
| Absentee for an appointment |
Newsday |
02 Nov 2020 |
| Appointment misser |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Aug 2020 |
| Absent acceptee |
Newsday |
21 May 2020 |
| Small numbers -- in what way is that something bothering restaurant? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 May 2020 |
| One failing to attend meal -- ring wife |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Mar 2020 |
| Reason for an empty seat |
The Washington Post |
13 Dec 2019 |
| Reason for an empty seat |
LA Times Daily |
13 Dec 2019 |
| She doesn't appear to eat what's in bowl |
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| Flaky guest |
Universal |
09 Apr 2019 |
| Flaky guest |
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| One's failed to turn up with food -- that hurts! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Nov 2018 |
| Reservation desk bane |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Dec 2017 |
| Absentee |
Universal |
23 Dec 2017 |
| Non-attender |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Jul 2017 |
| Pained expression after food, restaurateur's nightmare? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Apr 2017 |
| What an empty seat can represent |
Universal |
02 Apr 2017 |
| Godot, famously |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Feb 2017 |
| Possible reason for an empty seat |
LA Times Daily |
02 Feb 2017 |
| Unexpected absentee |
Newsday |
01 Feb 2017 |
| Possible reason for an empty seat |
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| Absentee |
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| Ticket waster |
New York Times |
29 Oct 2016 |
| Standby passenger's salvation |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
07 Oct 2016 |
| One doesn't appear to consume contents of bowl |
The Times Cryptic |
10 Feb 2016 |
| Ticket waster |
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| Standby passenger's salvation |
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| Food that is a source of discomfort! One keeps away |
The Telegraph Toughie |
09 Dec 2015 |
| Something eaten with pained expression in appearance? On the contrary |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Sep 2015 |
| Absentee |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jul 2015 |
| Native returning Sioux's greeting -- but he won't be there! |
The Telegraph Toughie |
15 Jul 2015 |
| Absentee, as at the theater |
USA Today |
18 Feb 2015 |
| One failing to appear as booked |
The Guardian Quick |
31 Jan 2015 |
| Runaway bride, e.g |
New York Times |
23 Jan 2015 |
| Absentee, as at the theater |
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| Runaway bride, e.g. |
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| Absentee |
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| One marked absent |
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| Ticket holder with a conflict, maybe |
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| Reservation waster |
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| Ticket holder with a conflict, maybe |
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| Reservation waster |
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| Reservation reneger |
|
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| Ticket-buyer who stayed home (perhaps wisely) |
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| Appointment ignorer |
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| Stand-up guy? |
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| Rental-car company woe |
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| Unexpected absentee |
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| Absentee |
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| Appointment misser |
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| 12-Across tested 25-Down's faith by being one, inevitably, every year |
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| Reservation taker's bane |
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| 12-Across tested 25-Down's faith by being one, inevitably, every year |
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| Standby passenger's salvation |
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| Standby's salvation |
|
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| One who misses an appointment |
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| Appointment skipper |
|
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| Absentee ticket holder |
|
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| Absentee, as at the theater |
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| Appointment skipper |
|
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| Godot, e.g. |
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| Ticket holder who didn't make it |
|
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| Ticket holder who didn't make it |
|
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| Appointment breaker |
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| Godot, in "Waiting for Godot" |
|
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| One who doesn't appear |
|
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| Unexpected skipper |
|
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| Empty-seat cause |
|
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| Broken engagement |
|
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| Appointment breaker |
|
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| Disappointing attendance statistic |
|
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| Truant; absentee |
|
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| One waited for in vain |
|
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| Absentee |
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| Date breaker at an airport |
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| Absentee |
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| Airport absentee |
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| Airport reneger |
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| Air-booking problem |
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| Reservation canceller |
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| Airport problem. |
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| Problem for the airlines. |
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| Reservation reneger. |
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| Airline's problem customer. |
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| Airline problem. |
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