| Fun gathering with food and music, where a creative soul may showcase their talent, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
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| [Clued elsewhere] |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Sep 2025 |
| Do your opening section first (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
14 Sep 2025 |
| Remember the first time you received a birthday ___ (celebration) invite with your name on it and couldn't wait to go? Best. Day. Ever! |
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| Do settle right inside (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
13 Aug 2025 |
| See 61-Down |
Universal |
12 Aug 2025 |
| Political organisation |
The Telegraph Mini |
30 Jul 2025 |
| Shindig |
Commuter |
26 Jul 2025 |
| "___ in the U.S.A." song by Miley Cyrus that sounds like a celebration of the U.S. of A |
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| 1983 British comedy film whose title song is by Elvis Costello (5,5) |
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| Functions like a group of politicians |
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| A bit young for the jollification (5) |
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| Celebration not completely unknown? |
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| Social occasion |
The Telegraph Plusword |
01 Jun 2025 |
| Pressure on creative body of people (5) |
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| Do - political group (5) |
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| Gathering to celebrate, not all year |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
20 May 2025 |
| A rave - in Spar, Tyneside (5) |
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| Social gathering for politicians (5) |
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| At the end of the day, not all fun? (5) |
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| Celebration, gathering |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 May 2025 |
| Convivial gathering of political group (5) |
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| Fun and games for politicians? (5) |
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| Fun and games in Parliament |
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| *You can throw this with 7a and a certain "hatter" from "Alice in Wonderland" |
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| Gathering in the garden, perhaps (5) |
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| Why it's said informal speaker returns for celebration |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Apr 2025 |
| Social gathering for political group (5) |
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| Celebration for political group |
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| Group having to pay outright for fun? (5) |
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| PlusWord No 1024 solution |
The Telegraph Plusword |
11 Mar 2025 |
| Do section 25/26 (5) |
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| Convivial gathering of politicians? (5) |
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| Group in a legal action |
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| Do they cause political divisions in the House? (5,5) |
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| Political organisation |
The Times Concise |
27 Jan 2025 |
| Birthday celebration |
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| Family celebration to bring in the New Year (5) |
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| New Year's Eve gathering, e.g. |
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| Festive social occasion |
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| See 6 Down |
Mirror Quiz |
27 Dec 2024 |
| Group celebration (5) |
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| Labour perhaps deletes information from correspondence |
|
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| Celebration: birthday - |
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| Normal clothing for trendy social gathering (5) |
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| Bash |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Nov 2024 |
| A political get-together (5) |
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| Present time, in a way |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Nov 2024 |
| A bitty bit of fun (5) |
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| Political group |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Nov 2024 |
| Shindig |
Commuter |
30 Oct 2024 |
| Generous celebration for political group (7,5) |
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| One might be thrown in surprise |
New York Times Mini |
06 Oct 2024 |
| Political group; soirée |
The Telegraph Plusword |
28 Sep 2024 |
| Democratic or Republican, for example |
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| Politicians do (5) |
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| Birthday celebration |
Newsday |
24 Sep 2024 |
| Many traps hold back a celebration (5) |
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| Social gathering for a political group (5) |
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| Wingding |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Sep 2024 |
| Blowout |
New York Times |
13 Sep 2024 |
| Fun gathering with food and music, where a creative soul may showcase their talent, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
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| Social gathering |
The Sun Mini |
10 Aug 2024 |
| Celebration |
LA Times Daily |
04 Aug 2024 |
| See 4-Across |
New York Times Mini |
28 Jul 2024 |
| One of the sides in a lawsuit has a convivial meeting (5) |
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| Shindig |
The Telegraph Mini |
11 Jul 2024 |
| It is a social get-together for a political group (5) |
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| Birthday celebration |
Newsday |
08 Jul 2024 |
| Political group not completely unknown |
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| Strongly-built barriers erected between political actions (5,5) |
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| Try, pa! It could be fun! |
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| One side in legal dispute |
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| Piece at the end of the day with a convivial get-together (5) |
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| "___ Down" (Adam Scott series) |
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| One side in the law-suit can have a convivial get-together (5) |
|
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| Do with games? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
05 Jun 2024 |
| Group jollification (5) |
|
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| Do pay right into (5) |
|
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| Social get-together (5) |
|
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| Celebratory gathering (5) |
|
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| Do average tango with latest melody (5) |
|
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| It might be thrown to celebrate a birthday |
|
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| Could they be the barriers between political factions? (5,5) |
|
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| Role played by youth leader in faction (5) |
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| *You can throw this with 7a and a certain "hatter" from "Alice in Wonderland" |
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| Convivial get-together (5) |
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| A political lot, thrown in an entertaining way (5) |
|
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| Beano section: Snooty's back! |
|
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| Social individual (5) |
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| With 8-Across, nifty bit of entertainment for guests |
New York Times Mini |
07 Apr 2024 |
| A celebration for a political faction (5) |
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| Celebratory event |
The Times Concise |
02 Apr 2024 |
| Do find a political group (5) |
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| Do try to manipulate dad beforehand (5) |
|
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| Person somewhat left out |
|
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| Christmas get-together (5) |
|
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| Function like a group of politicians |
|
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| Function like a group of politicians (5) |
|
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| Cry right before reveling |
|
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| Politicians whose pay is about right (5) |
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| Penultimate section of celebration (5) |
|
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| Group of politicians caught up in honeytraps |
|
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| Knees-up for political organisation (5) |
|
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| Politicians having fun together? (5) |
|
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| & 19Ac. Political adherent addicted to convivial occasions? (5,3) |
|
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| Celebration for a political group (5) |
|
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| Social occasion |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Jan 2024 |
| Jolly camp plaintiff? |
The Times Cryptic |
16 Jan 2024 |
| Head defending pretentious government, an embarrassment for BoJo |
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| Social do |
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| Event suggested by this puzzle's circled squares, read clockwise from the top |
New York Times |
30 Dec 2023 |
| Housewarming event, e.g. |
USA Today |
27 Dec 2023 |
| Housewarming event, e. g. |
|
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| Do mean to yell at the beginning (5) |
|
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| Bash a group of politicians (5) |
|
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| Soiree or cookout |
|
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| It's made with pairs, we hear (5) |
|
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| A bit young for socialising (5) |
|
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| Surprise event |
|
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| Have a good time |
Newsday |
11 Nov 2023 |
| See 6 Across |
The Guardian Weekend |
11 Nov 2023 |
| Bash |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Sep 2023 |
| Word after "surprise" or "birthday" |
|
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| Birthday celebration |
USA Today |
27 Jun 2023 |
| Social gathering |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Jun 2023 |
| Birthday celebration |
|
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| "___ in the U.S.A" (Miley Cyrus hit) |
|
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| Celebration |
Universal |
25 Mar 2023 |
| Birthday celebration |
|
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| Birthday celebration |
|
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| "___ in the U.S.A" (Miley Cyrus hit) |
|
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| Political team |
|
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| See 4 |
The Guardian Cryptic |
12 Dec 2022 |
| Birthday celebration |
Newsday |
14 Nov 2022 |
| See 23 |
The Guardian Cryptic |
21 Oct 2022 |
| & 25 Down Split cable that's attended to by one 'on message'? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
18 Aug 2022 |
| Birthday celebration |
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| Birthday celebration |
Newsday |
09 Aug 2022 |
| Role given to unknown person |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Jul 2022 |
| Luau or rave |
Universal |
11 Jan 2022 |
| Birthday celebration |
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| Event a shy person might dread |
USA Today |
13 Dec 2021 |
| Bash |
LA Times Daily |
24 Sep 2021 |
| Bash |
The Washington Post |
24 Sep 2021 |
| Festive occasion |
Newsday |
25 Jul 2021 |
| "Life of the ___," 2018 comedy film starring Melissa McCarthy and Julie Bowen |
|
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| Birthday event |
USA Today |
07 Jul 2021 |
| Prince affectedly 'creative': badly managed by Starmer? |
|
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| Side's average, totally soulless |
|
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| Person in a contract |
New York Times |
14 May 2021 |
| Social gathering |
Newsday |
12 May 2021 |
| Group waiting to dine |
Newsday |
22 Apr 2021 |
| Component with unknown function |
|
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| Birthday celebration |
|
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| "___ in the U.S.A" (Miley Cyrus hit) |
|
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| Political team |
|
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| Celebration |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Dec 2020 |
| "Christmas ___," holiday episode from the second season of the TV series "The Office" |
|
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| . Bash the Tories? |
|
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| It may be a blast |
The Washington Post |
07 Nov 2020 |
| It may be a blast |
LA Times Daily |
07 Nov 2020 |
| Present time |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Nov 2020 |
| See 13ac. |
|
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| Political faction |
The Washington Post |
13 Oct 2020 |
| Political faction |
LA Times Daily |
13 Oct 2020 |
| Birthday celebration |
|
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| Huge celebration |
Family Time |
27 Sep 2020 |
| Beano |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Aug 2020 |
| Miley Cyrus's "___ in the U.S.A" |
|
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| Word after 'pizza' or 'tea' |
USA Today |
23 Jun 2020 |
| Bash |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jun 2020 |
| Whoop it up |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jun 2020 |
| Whoop it up |
The Washington Post |
17 Jun 2020 |
| Big celebration |
|
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| Word after 'third' or 'toga' |
USA Today |
11 May 2020 |
| "___ in the U.S.A," hit song by Miley Cyrus from her album "The Time of Our Lives" |
|
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| Birthday celebration |
Newsday |
21 Apr 2020 |
| Squad on a mission |
Newsday |
04 Apr 2020 |
| Whoop it up |
USA Today |
29 Mar 2020 |
| Word with "political" or "birthday" |
Universal |
10 Mar 2020 |
| Say Tories do? |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Dec 2019 |
| Celebration |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Dec 2019 |
| Housewarming, e.g |
USA Today |
20 Dec 2019 |
| Scene of some crashes |
Newsday |
19 Dec 2019 |
| Blowout |
The New Yorker |
12 Aug 2019 |
| Crew push the boat out |
|
|
| Kegger, e.g |
USA Today |
30 Mar 2019 |
| Kegger, e.g. |
|
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| Celebrate heartily |
Universal |
05 Dec 2018 |
| Camp and quietly avant-garde? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Dec 2018 |
| Political organisation |
The Times Concise |
29 Nov 2018 |
| Neighborhood gathering |
The Washington Post |
09 Nov 2018 |
| Neighborhood gathering |
LA Times Daily |
09 Nov 2018 |
| Candidate backer |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Nov 2018 |
| Collective noun for rainbow fish or word for a fun time |
|
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| Have fun and then some |
Universal |
02 Jul 2018 |
| Say Labour do? |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Jun 2018 |
| Set a standard starting place for an auditor |
|
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| Bash |
The New Yorker |
07 May 2018 |
| Have a good time |
New York Times |
04 May 2018 |
| Wingding |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Apr 2018 |
| Political organisation to some extent loses the left |
|
|
| Do go doolally, finally |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Feb 2018 |
| Bash |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Feb 2018 |
| Celebrate heartily |
|
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| Candidate backer |
|
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| Neighborhood gathering |
|
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| Have a good time |
|
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| Have fun and then some |
|
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| Do |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Dec 2017 |
| Wingding |
Newsday |
21 Dec 2017 |
| Social event |
Newsday |
28 Nov 2017 |
| Quiet bohemian get-together |
|
|
| See 2dn |
|
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| Bash |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Sep 2017 |
| Fraternity kegger, e.g |
USA Today |
31 Aug 2017 |
| Right to cut benefit for individual |
|
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| Republicans or Democrats |
New York Times |
03 Jul 2017 |
| Break up fourth of July celebration |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Jun 2017 |
| Something thrown on a cruise |
Newsday |
18 May 2017 |
| New Year's Eve staple |
LA Times Daily |
09 May 2017 |
| New Year's Eve staple |
The Washington Post |
09 May 2017 |
| Shindig |
Premier Sunday |
07 May 2017 |
| Republicans or Democrats |
|
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| Fraternity kegger, e.g. |
|
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| New Year's Eve staple |
|
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| Celebration's long – that's right for New Year |
|
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| Celebration do |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Nov 2016 |
| Social and political organisation |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Jul 2016 |
| Individual or group |
|
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| Group of people a little left out |
|
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| Part of G.O.P |
New York Times |
17 May 2016 |
| Kind of animal that's associated with elephant or donkey, for example? |
|
|
| Political group; function |
The Times Concise |
09 May 2016 |
| Function as political group? |
|
|
| Function as separate agency, ultimately |
|
|
| Side that's right in the money? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Mar 2016 |
| Maybe Labour is not entirely ignoring Left |
|
|
| Birthday bash |
Universal |
28 Jan 2016 |
| Birthday bash |
|
|
| Gathering |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Dec 2015 |
| Group gathered together for pleasure |
Irish Times Simplex |
12 Nov 2015 |
| Whoop it up |
Universal |
02 Oct 2015 |
| Person to celebrate |
The Times Cryptic |
29 Sep 2015 |
| Celebration |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Jun 2015 |
| Afternoon tea event |
Universal |
14 Feb 2015 |
| GO* |
New York Times |
03 Feb 2015 |
| Whoop it up |
|
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| GO* |
|
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| Afternoon tea event |
|
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| Plaintiff or defendant |
|
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| Celebration |
|
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| The "P" of G.O.P. |
|
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| New Year's Eve staple |
|
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| Kind of line |
|
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| Social gathering |
|
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| Birthday or surprise follower |
|
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| Birthday celebration |
|
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| Political group |
|
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| It may be a surprise |
|
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| The U.K.'s Labour, for one |
|
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| Enjoy oneself |
|
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| The U.K.'s Labour, for one |
|
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| Where to get favors? |
|
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| Exceptional candidate for music |
|
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| Surprise, sometimes |
|
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| Group of searchers |
|
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| Surprise, sometimes |
|
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| Political group |
|
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| Republicans or Democrats, collectively |
|
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| Present time |
|
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| Birthday celebration |
|
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| *"__ on, dude!" |
|
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| Kegger, e.g. |
|
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| *"__ on, dude!" |
|
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| Where to find favors |
|
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| Whoop it up |
|
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| Dining group |
|
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| Social gathering |
|
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| Hen or house follower |
|
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| Whoop it up |
|
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| Kegger |
|
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| Whoop it up |
|
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| Birthday do |
|
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| Shindig |
|
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| With 62-Across, clue for 19-, 37- and 50-Across |
|
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| Word with "retirement" or "graduation" |
|
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| Celebration with invitations |
|
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| Bull Moose, for one |
|
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| Where to get favors? |
|
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| Green, e.g. |
|
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| Communist ___ (what German leaders east of the Berlin Wall adhered to) |
|
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| It may be crashed |
|
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| Celebrate |
|
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| 'It's My -- ('63 hit)' |
|
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| It's subject to crashing |
|
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| Crash site? |
|
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| Wingding |
|
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| Crash site? |
|
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| Wingding |
|
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| Political group |
|
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| Litigant |
|
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| Have a ball? |
|
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| Shindig |
|
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| Wingding |
|
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| Something to crash |
|
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| Soiree |
|
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| Socialists, e.g. |
|
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| Neighborhood shindig |
|
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| Celebration |
|
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| Social event |
|
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| It may be crashed |
|
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| It's subject to crashing |
|
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| Beer bust, e.g. |
|
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| Libertarian or Communist |
|
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| Kegger, e.g. |
|
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| Blowout |
|
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| Republicans or Democrats |
|
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| It may be a surprise |
|
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| Political group |
|
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| The Greens, say |
|
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| Do |
|
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| Celebration |
|
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| Wingding |
|
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| Festive occasion |
|
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| It's subject to crashing |
|
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| Shindig |
|
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| Revel |
|
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| Type of line |
|
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| Have a blast |
|
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| Where to find favors |
|
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| Telephone user |
|
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| Gala |
|
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| Whoop it up |
|
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| Have a ball |
|
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| Wingding |
|
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| Plaintiff or defendant |
|
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| Potlatch |
|
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| Have a ball |
|
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| Festivity |
|
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| Cocktail ___ |
|
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| Kind of line |
|
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| Potlatch, e.g. |
|
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| Something to throw |
|
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| Political group |
|
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| Kind of line or wire |
|
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| Faction |
|
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| Shower, for one |
|
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| Bull Moose, e.g. |
|
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| Hootenanny |
|
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| Part of G.O.P. |
|
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| Reception |
|
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| Grand Old ___ |
|
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| Eliot's "The Cocktail ___" |
|
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| Republican, for one |
|
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| Word with dress or politics |
|
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| "Card ___," Stravinsky ballet |
|
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| Person |
|
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| Social affair |
|
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| Stravinsky's "Card ___" |
|
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| Boston Tea ___: Dec. 16, 1773 |
|
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| Stag or tea follower |
|
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| Gala |
|
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| Kind of line or pooper |
|
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| ___ of the first part |
|
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| Detachment of troops. |
|
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| A person, facetiously. |
|
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| A person: Colloq. |
|
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| Part of G. O. P. |
|
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| Political group. |
|
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| A kind of politics. |
|
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| Person: Slang. |
|
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| Tea, dinner or theatre. |
|
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| Candidate's concern. |
|
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| Social affair. |
|
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| Festivity. |
|
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| Affair. |
|
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| Time when you might use a funnel |
|
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| Get-together. |
|
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| ___ line |
|
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| Person: Colloq. |
|
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| Held by the Pickwick Club. |
|
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