| Father's paintbrush is just about adequate (8) |
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| Like D grades, barely |
Family Time |
01 Jun 2025 |
| To be fair, don't fail the clever ones |
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| Not so bad you can't hand around? (8) |
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| Good enough |
USA Today |
09 May 2025 |
| Father's paint-brush is only fair (8) |
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| Pal's base requiring renovation to be adequate (8) |
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| Not so good as to have an unassailable lead? (8) |
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| Three-star review of a no-stress class? |
New York Times |
09 Apr 2025 |
| Not really terrible ___ it can be overlooked (8) |
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| Fair exam ought to be like this? |
The Times Cryptic |
03 Feb 2025 |
| Able to be traversed - that's fair (8) |
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| Barely good enough |
Commuter |
15 Jan 2025 |
| Just acceptable |
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| Not bad, but not the fastest runner on the track? (8) |
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| Not so wonderful that you can't leave behind? (8) |
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| It will do to let clever folk get through (8) |
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| Not so bad that you can't overlook it? (8) |
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| Father's guards skilled but average (8) |
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| Not so awful that it stops you in your tracks? (8) |
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| Not so bad that you can't hand it round? (8) |
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| Dad's furry creature is OK |
The Times Cryptic |
14 Sep 2024 |
| Upcoming singer bathed in light is not bad |
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| Good enough to get by? |
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| Not so bad you can't hand it round? (8) |
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| Fair description of a reasonable examination (8) |
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| Only adequate |
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| Permit sailor to work on Irish ship if satisfactory |
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| Father's fur coat is good enough |
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| Good but not great |
The Times Sunday Concise |
12 May 2024 |
| Not very bad ___ you can overlook it (8) |
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| Don't fail the clever ones even if mediocre (8) |
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| Not so wonderful as to stop you in your tracks? (8) |
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| The Hart Trophy goes to the "player adjudged to be the most _ to his team" |
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| Father's fur is fair! |
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| Excusable |
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| Like a ball acceptable to one's team-mate? (8) |
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| Not obstructed, it's satisfactory |
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| Father's paintbrush, perhaps is adequate (8) |
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| Exam, student hopes, will be OK |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Oct 2023 |
| Clear for traversal |
The Times Concise |
10 Jul 2022 |
| Reasonably OK, as a slow car may be? |
The Guardian Cryptic |
07 Mar 2022 |
| Reasonably OK, as a slow car may be? |
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| Mediocre auditor's impressionable |
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| Basel spa complex is good enough |
Irish Times Crosaire |
26 Apr 2021 |
| Fair exams should be! |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Feb 2021 |
| Good enough |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Feb 2021 |
| Barely adequate sailor in lapses at sea |
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| Fool to return before dark? Ok |
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| Good enough |
LA Times Daily |
19 Mar 2020 |
| Good enough |
The Washington Post |
19 Mar 2020 |
| OK |
The Times Concise |
29 Sep 2019 |
| Just okay |
USA Today |
08 Sep 2019 |
| Acceptable |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 May 2019 |
| Soft as fur, okay? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Apr 2019 |
| Fair Isle's fool returns |
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| Barely adequate ... or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 50-Across are |
New York Times |
01 Jan 2019 |
| Barely adequate ... or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 50-Across are |
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| Just OK |
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| Old man's equivalent of jet adequate? |
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| Fairly good and soft like fur |
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| Dad's transaction will secure billions, OK? |
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| Vital fluid turning black just about OK |
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| Like D grades |
Universal |
11 Mar 2018 |
| The old man's fur is okay |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Jan 2018 |
| Good enough, as port proved to be after dinner |
The Telegraph Toughie |
18 Jul 2017 |
| Secretary's fur wrap likely to win approval |
The Times Cryptic |
05 Oct 2016 |
| Just satisfactory |
The Guardian Quick |
09 Jul 2016 |
| Good enough |
Premier Sunday |
12 Jun 2016 |
| OK to go with expert |
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| Dad's skin is fair |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Jan 2015 |
| Just adequate |
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| So-so |
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| So-so |
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| Adequate |
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| Adequate |
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| Adequate |
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| Adequate |
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| Merely okay |
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| Just okay |
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| So-so |
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| O.K. |
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| Okay |
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| So-so |
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| Adequate |
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| Just good enough |
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| Just adequate |
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| Mediocre. |
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| Not bad, but not too good. |
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