| Former lover |
Universal |
05 Mar 2026 |
| Vintage candle, perhaps one separated from candle-holder? |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Sep 2025 |
| Lover now put out? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Aug 2025 |
| One not so hot, nowadays, as a lover (3,5) |
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| Former lover (3,5) |
Puzzler |
30 May 2025 |
| Love of the past |
New York Times |
30 Apr 2025 |
| Former love interest |
Mirror Classic |
06 Apr 2025 |
| *Love interest from way back when |
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| Used to go out with but still not out (3,5) |
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| Mad fellow almost murdered former lover (3,5) |
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| Former boyfriend or girlfriend |
Mirror Classic |
02 Feb 2025 |
| Heartless lad splits from disabled ex |
The Times Sunday Cryptic |
26 Jan 2025 |
| Former lover getting on with female? Hard to believe |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Nov 2024 |
| Ex is aged. loud and disabled (3,5) |
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| Informal term for a former lover (3,5) |
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| One-time lover (3,5) |
Puzzler |
16 Jul 2024 |
| 8 having gone out of the romance, she ain't hot anymore (3,5) |
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| Preparing non-universal leaf mould, squeeze once (3,5) |
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| That romantically remembered ash blonde? (3,5) |
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| Former sweetheart |
Newsday |
19 Mar 2024 |
| Previous partner |
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| Ex leaders of organisation let down, feeling pathetic |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Dec 2023 |
| Ex leaders of organisation let down, feeling pathetic (3,5) |
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| Former partner |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Nov 2023 |
| Fire still burning for this ex? |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Nov 2023 |
| Ex |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Nov 2023 |
| The one that got away, maybe |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jul 2023 |
| Two thirds of models fall hopelessly for past lover |
The Guardian Cryptic |
09 Jan 2023 |
| Former squeeze? |
The Guardian Quick |
08 Nov 2022 |
| Former love? |
The Guardian Quick |
10 Sep 2022 |
| That unruly fella, Dom is her ex |
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| A former lover |
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| Former lover |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Dec 2021 |
| Former lover |
Universal |
14 Nov 2021 |
| Used to carry a torch for one of those presumably in the relay at last Olympics |
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| Female in metallic fabric not good for ex |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Apr 2021 |
| Former lover |
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| Former lover |
The Sun Two Speed |
04 Jan 2021 |
| Fire still burning for this ex? |
The Sun Two Speed |
04 Jan 2021 |
| One likely to rekindle love? |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Jul 2020 |
| Former beau |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Jun 2020 |
| Former partner (informal) |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Nov 2019 |
| Maybe Olympic torch lover dumped? |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Nov 2019 |
| Former lover (informal) |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Aug 2019 |
| Ex told of blame losing head altogether |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Aug 2019 |
| Ex |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jun 2019 |
| Former sweetheart, model, dancing round apartment, briefly |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Sep 2018 |
| Former partner |
The Times Concise |
20 May 2018 |
| Romantic ex |
Universal |
12 Jun 2017 |
| Lover of history? |
New York Times |
11 Mar 2017 |
| Used to carry a torch for one of those presumably at last Olympics |
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| Romantic ex |
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| Lover of history? |
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| Ilsa, to Rick |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2016 |
| Informal term for a former sweetheart |
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| High school sweetheart, maybe |
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| Former beau |
Newsday |
27 Apr 2016 |
| Former beau |
USA Today |
26 Apr 2016 |
| Disheartened lad splits from poor ex |
The Telegraph Toughie |
23 Sep 2015 |
| Used to carry a torch for one of those presumably at last London Olympics |
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| Ex |
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| Ex-sweetheart |
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| Bygone beau |
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| Bygone love interest |
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| Ex-lover |
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| Former inamorato or inamorata |
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| Former sweetheart |
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| Former sweetheart |
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| Bygone sweetheart |
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| Former sweetheart |
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| Former sweetheart |
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| Former squeeze |
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| Girlfriend from the past, e.g. |
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| Nostalgic subject |
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| Nostalgic subject |
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| Former love interest |
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| Former beau or belle |
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| Lost love |
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| Former beau |
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| Yesterday's romance |
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| Former sweetheart |
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| Torch-song subject |
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| Ex-sweetheart |
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| Suitor of a kind. |
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| "The girl I left behind me." |
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| Former beau. |
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