| Easy victim | Wall Street Journal | 11 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | One who is set up to take the blame |  |  | 
          
            | Person who's easy to trick | Universal | 06 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Gullible person | Universal | 23 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Country music singer ___ Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Gullible person | Newsday | 12 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Easily fooled person | Newsday | 22 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | ___ Kensit, celebrity once married to Liam Gallagher (5) |  |  | 
          
            | "She's Got You" singer Cline | USA Today | 07 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | A person who is easily fooled? |  |  | 
          
            | Stooge | The Telegraph Plusword | 17 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Country music singer Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Gullible one | LA Times Daily | 11 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | One easily imposed upon |  |  | 
          
            | Edina's Ab Fab BFF (5) |  |  | 
          
            | With 6-Across, singer of the lyrics "I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying / And I'm crazy for loving you" |  |  | 
          
            | Sucker | Eugene Sheffer | 19 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Person to blame for a pasty mess (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Singer ___ Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Gullible person | Newsday | 15 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Pushover | New York Times | 07 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | ____ Cline, singer | The Telegraph Plusword | 03 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Easily fooled person | Newsday | 30 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Gullible person | Newsday | 23 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Joanna Lumley played this Absolutely Fabulous character |  |  | 
          
            | Tool | New York Times | 21 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Country music singer ___ Cline |  |  | 
          
            | One who is set up to take the blame |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy pays out without receipt ultimately |  |  | 
          
            | Joanna Lumley's character in Absolutely Fabulous (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Ab Fab character (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Character played by Joanna Lumley in Absolutely Fabulous | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 14 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Country music singer ___ Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Con target | New York Times | 06 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Singer Cline | Thomas Joseph | 10 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | _ Kensit, actress who has starred in multiple British soaps (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Which country singer, Ms Cline, had a hit with Crazy? (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Sap | New York Times | 25 May 2024 | 
          
            | 'The Jerry Lewis film starring the director as Stanley Belt (5) |  |  | 
          
            | ___ Cline, first solo female artist inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame | New York Times Mini | 12 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Professional name of US singer Virginia Patterson Hensley, killed in a plane crash in 1963 (5,5) |  |  | 
          
            | Dupe, scapegoat (5) | Puzzler | 04 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Joanna Lumley's Ab Fab (5) |  |  | 
          
            | ___ Kensit, actress (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Gullible person | Newsday | 04 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | _ Palmer, played Bianca in EastEnders (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Sucker | Eugene Sheffer | 08 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Pushover | Commuter | 19 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Gullible one | Commuter | 09 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | "I Fall to Pieces" singer Cline | Universal | 19 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Sucker | Eugene Sheffer | 06 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Sucker | Eugene Sheffer | 12 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Victim of a scam | Newsday | 29 May 2023 | 
          
            | Fall guy | Thomas Joseph | 18 May 2023 | 
          
            | Fall guy | New York Times | 25 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Gullible one | Newsday | 25 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Singer Cline | USA Today | 13 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | One who takes the fall | LA Times Daily | 06 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | "I Fall to Pieces" singer Cline | Universal | 30 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Pigeon | Newsday | 11 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Gullible person, slangily (anagram of "pasty") |  |  | 
          
            | Unwitting victim | Newsday | 15 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Scam victim | Newsday | 10 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Sap | Newsday | 30 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Cline who was the first solo female artist elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame | New York Times | 03 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Sucker | New York Times | 21 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Easy mark | Universal | 28 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Character in Absolutely Fabulous played by Joanna Lumley | The Guardian Weekend | 07 May 2022 | 
          
            | Swindler's victim | Newsday | 15 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Cline of country | LA Times Daily | 23 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Cline of country | The Washington Post | 23 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Easy mark | New York Times | 07 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Cline of country music |  |  | 
          
            | Singer Cline | Thomas Joseph | 28 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Sucker | Eugene Sheffer | 09 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | One taking a fall | LA Times Daily | 27 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Singer Cline | Thomas Joseph | 05 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Search party loses archer in The Fall Guy | Irish Times Crosaire | 19 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Sap | The Washington Post | 21 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Sap | LA Times Daily | 21 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Easy victim | Wall Street Journal | 27 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Easily fooled person | Newsday | 11 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Mark | New York Times | 23 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Sap | Wall Street Journal | 14 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Crooner Cline | Premier Sunday | 05 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Easy mark | New York Times | 03 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Sucker | Eugene Sheffer | 04 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Gullible person | Newsday | 27 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | Easily swindled sort | USA Today | 28 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Unwitting victim | Newsday | 06 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Easily manipulated person | Family Time | 05 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Soft touch | The Washington Post | 19 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Soft touch | LA Times Daily | 19 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Gullible one | Wall Street Journal | 24 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Mark | The Washington Post | 21 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Mark | LA Times Daily | 21 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Country music singer ___ Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Singer Cline | Thomas Joseph | 02 May 2018 | 
          
            | No clue |  |  | 
          
            | Mark |  |  | 
          
            | Soft touch |  |  | 
          
            | Gullible one |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy | Universal | 22 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Cline of country | The Washington Post | 12 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Cline of country | LA Times Daily | 12 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Easy mark | Newsday | 12 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Cline who sang "Crazy" | USA Today | 24 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | One taking a fall | The Washington Post | 09 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | One taking a fall | LA Times Daily | 09 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Swindler's mark | Universal | 17 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Dupe | Newsday | 30 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | She helped Loretta and Dottie get started | Newsday | 17 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Easy scapegoat | Universal | 06 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Fall guy | Wall Street Journal | 16 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Fall guy |  |  | 
          
            | Swindler's mark |  |  | 
          
            | Cline who sang "Crazy" |  |  | 
          
            | Cline of country |  |  | 
          
            | One taking a fall |  |  | 
          
            | Easy scapegoat |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy | Thomas Joseph | 27 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Gullible one | Newsday | 07 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Gullible sort | USA Today | 26 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Sap | New York Times | 16 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Sucker under pressure, stay tuned |  |  | 
          
            | One of the cold types reversed against rear bollards last Friday - guess who the fall guy is? | Irish Times Crosaire | 09 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Legendary country singer Cline | Universal | 06 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Sap |  |  | 
          
            | Legendary country singer Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy | LA Times Daily | 16 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Swindler's easy mark | Universal | 07 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Easy mark | USA Today | 06 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Chump | Eugene Sheffer | 10 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Easy mark | Universal | 29 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Con target | LA Times Daily | 14 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | 'Crazy' singer Cline | Jonesin | 26 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Easy mark |  |  | 
          
            | Scapegoat |  |  | 
          
            | Con target |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy |  |  | 
          
            | Gullible person |  |  | 
          
            | Willie Nelson did "Crazy" before this Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Swindler's easy mark |  |  | 
          
            | Easy mark |  |  | 
          
            | Easily duped sort |  |  | 
          
            | Easy mark |  |  | 
          
            | "Absolutely Fabulous" character |  |  | 
          
            | Sucker |  |  | 
          
            | Easily bamboozled sort |  |  | 
          
            | Sitting duck |  |  | 
          
            | "I Fall To Pieces" singer Cline |  |  | 
          
            | "Absolutely Fabulous" character |  |  | 
          
            | "Crazy" name |  |  | 
          
            | Easy victim |  |  | 
          
            | 'Crazy' singer Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Stooge |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy |  |  | 
          
            | Easy mark |  |  | 
          
            | Gullible one |  |  | 
          
            | Easy mark |  |  | 
          
            | "Crazy" Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Easily duped sort |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy |  |  | 
          
            | Easy mark |  |  | 
          
            | Swindler's victim |  |  | 
          
            | Easy prey |  |  | 
          
            | With 104-Down, "I Fall to Pieces" singer |  |  | 
          
            | Jerry Lewis film (with "The") |  |  | 
          
            | Gullible guy |  |  | 
          
            | Unwitting victim |  |  | 
          
            | Swindler's victim |  |  | 
          
            | Easily bamboozled sort |  |  | 
          
            | Scapegoat |  |  | 
          
            | Dupe |  |  | 
          
            | Dupe |  |  | 
          
            | Swindler's easy mark |  |  | 
          
            | "Crazy" singer Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Sap |  |  | 
          
            | Chump |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy |  |  | 
          
            | Sucker |  |  | 
          
            | Easy mark |  |  | 
          
            | Easy mark |  |  | 
          
            | One easily pushed over |  |  | 
          
            | Object of an April Fools joke |  |  | 
          
            | Good April fool target |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy |  |  | 
          
            | Pigeon |  |  | 
          
            | "I Fall To Pieces" singer Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Unwitting victim |  |  | 
          
            | Easy mark |  |  | 
          
            | Sucker |  |  | 
          
            | Singer Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy |  |  | 
          
            | Singer Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Scapegoat |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy |  |  | 
          
            | Dupe |  |  | 
          
            | Easy mark |  |  | 
          
            | Cline of country |  |  | 
          
            | Gullible one |  |  | 
          
            | Gullible one |  |  | 
          
            | Scam victim |  |  | 
          
            | Pushover |  |  | 
          
            | Sucker |  |  | 
          
            | Pushover |  |  | 
          
            | Easy mark |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy |  |  | 
          
            | Swindler's victim |  |  | 
          
            | Pushover |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy |  |  | 
          
            | "I Fall To Pieces" singer Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Singer Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy |  |  | 
          
            | "Crazy" singer Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Sucker |  |  | 
          
            | Sucker |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy |  |  | 
          
            | Jerry Lewis film (with "The") |  |  | 
          
            | Country singer Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Easy victim |  |  | 
          
            | Sucker |  |  | 
          
            | 1964 Jerry Lewis film  with    The |  |  | 
          
            | Cline of country |  |  | 
          
            | Country star Cline |  |  | 
          
            | Pushover |  |  | 
          
            | Cline  of song |  |  | 
          
            | Mark |  |  | 
          
            | Sweet Dreams    role |  |  | 
          
            | Pushover |  |  | 
          
            | Sucker |  |  | 
          
            | Ms. Kelly  of old flicks |  |  | 
          
            | Scapegoat |  |  | 
          
            | Comedienne Kelly |  |  | 
          
            | ___ Mink, Hawaii's first Congresswoman |  |  | 
          
            | Victim of a scam |  |  | 
          
            | Actress Kelly from Brooklyn |  |  | 
          
            | Soft touch |  |  | 
          
            | Miss Kelly, comedienne. |  |  | 
          
            | Colleen's nickname. |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy: Slang. |  |  | 
          
            | Pet name for a child. |  |  | 
          
            | Film award for animals |  |  | 
          
            | Scapegoat: Slang. |  |  | 
          
            | Girl's nickname. |  |  | 
          
            | Fall guy. |  |  | 
          
            | Easy mark. |  |  | 
          
            | One of the Kellys. |  |  | 
          
            | Irish nickname. |  |  | 
          
            | Actress Kelly. |  |  |