| Spinach-eating sailor who flexed his way across your TV screen and onto your Quaker cereal box, in the '80s |
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| Character with massive forearms and a squint |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Feb 2026 |
| Relative with bit of needle animated Jack |
The Telegraph Toughie |
02 Jan 2026 |
| Dad, I announce, is a sailor (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
29 Dec 2025 |
| 1980 comedy-musical film starring Robin Williams in the title role (6) |
Mirror Quiz |
22 Aug 2025 |
| Swee'Pea's adoptive father |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Jul 2025 |
| Spinach eating sailor with giant forearms |
USA Today |
17 Jul 2025 |
| Fictional cartoon character could look after the soda (6) |
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| Sailor said to be fond of olive oil (6) |
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| Cartoon character frequently depicted with a corncob pipe |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
08 Jun 2025 |
| Boyfriend of cartoon character Olive Oyl (6) |
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| Pipe-smoking cartoon character created in 1929 (6) |
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| 1980 Robert Altman film starring Robin Williams in the title role (6) |
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| Cartoon sailor man (6) |
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| Spinach-loving cartoon sailor, ______ (6) |
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| Character created by Elzie Segar, who first appeared in the comic strip Thimble Theatre in 1929 (6) |
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| Bishop of Rome accompanying you is a muscular, tattooed character |
The Telegraph Toughie |
18 Feb 2025 |
| Jimmy "____" Doyle, character in The French Connection; 41 Across sailor |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Famous spinach consumer |
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| Animated hero, created by Elzie Segar, who first appeared in the comic strip Thimble Theatre in 1929 |
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| Cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar in the comic strip Thimble Theatre in January 1929 |
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| Boyfriend of Olive Oyl (6) |
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| 1980 role for Robin Williams |
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| Cartoon character, beloved of Olive Oyl (6) |
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| "Pop," I said, "it's the sailor man!" (6) |
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| Cartoon sailor who eats a lot of spinach |
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| Dad! Look at muscular mariner! |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Aug 2024 |
| Cartoon sailor |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Aug 2024 |
| Spinach lover of cartoon fame |
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| Look after father, the Sailor Man (6) |
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| Cartoon spinach eater |
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| Sailor with a fatherly look? |
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| Spinach eating cartoon sailor |
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| Sailor in comics to look after dad (6) |
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| Sailor's prominent feature (6) |
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| Sailor's prominent feature |
The Guardian Cryptic |
22 Apr 2024 |
| Spinach-eating cartoon character (6) |
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| He's strong to the finish 'cause he eats his spinach |
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| He wrote The Rape of the Lock and The Ancient Mariner |
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| Whom dad will regard as a sailor |
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| Olive Oyl's spinach-eating beau |
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| The French Connection character |
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| Cartoon sailor who loves spinach |
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| Attempt to observe cartoon character (6) |
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| You must follow religious leader or cartoon character |
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| ___ the Sailor Man, cartoon character (6) |
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| Senior member of the church portrayed by the old strongman (6) |
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| 1960s cartoon character,- the Sailor (6) |
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| Iconic spinacheating animated sailor (6) |
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| Sailor with a pipe |
Wall Street Journal |
06 May 2023 |
| Olive lover in cartoons? |
Universal |
08 Apr 2023 |
| Spinach-loving sailor |
USA Today |
23 Dec 2022 |
| Can-crushing comics character |
Universal |
22 Aug 2022 |
| 'I yam what I yam' |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2022 |
| Spinach-eating sailor |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Jul 2022 |
| You may follow top cleric, a comic fellow |
The Guardian Cryptic |
01 Dec 2021 |
| You may follow top cleric, a comic fellow |
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| Dad and I voiced early cartoon character |
The Times Cryptic |
26 Nov 2021 |
| Spinach-eating sailor |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Apr 2021 |
| "___ the Sailor Man" |
Family Time |
21 Feb 2021 |
| Old man and I picked up tar on the box |
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| Sailor since 1929 |
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| Sailor since 1929 |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jul 2020 |
| Dad! Look at muscular mariner! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Jun 2020 |
| Sailor fond of spinach |
Newsday |
07 Jun 2020 |
| Sailor‘s father setter listened to |
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| Religious leader -- the old cartoon character |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Nov 2019 |
| 1980 film starring Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall |
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| Religious leader you once made into cartoon character |
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| Swee'Pea's adopted dad |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jul 2019 |
| Spinach-eating sailor |
Newsday |
27 Mar 2019 |
| 'I'm strong to the finich 'cause I eats me spinach' speaker |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Mar 2019 |
| Dad and I heard comic sailor |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Mar 2019 |
| Animated sailor, Leo, perhaps, meeting you |
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| Father, look at the funny sailor! |
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| Toon tar |
Newsday |
18 Jan 2019 |
| Swee'Pea's adopted dad |
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| Olive Oyl's guy |
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| Olive Oyl's guy |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jan 2019 |
| Olive Oyl's guy |
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| "I'm strong to the finich 'cause I eats me spinach" speaker |
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| Cartoon sailor |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Dec 2018 |
| Salt with spinach? |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Jun 2018 |
| Cartoon sailor |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Jun 2018 |
| Comic strip character animated for film in 1933 by Max Fleischer |
The Guardian Speedy |
25 Feb 2018 |
| Sailor of cartoons |
Newsday |
20 Dec 2017 |
| Spinach eater of cartoons |
USA Today |
16 Dec 2017 |
| Character who uses "yam" as a verb |
LA Times Daily |
03 Dec 2017 |
| Character who uses 'yam' as a verb |
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| Animated character dad and I listened to |
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| Spinach-eating sailor |
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| Spinach-eating sailor |
LA Times Daily |
31 Jul 2017 |
| Cartoon sailor who ate a lot of spinach |
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| He wrote the Ancient Mariner |
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| Sailor who's smitten by Olive Oyl |
New York Times |
27 Feb 2017 |
| Toon who says "I yam what I yam" |
USA Today |
19 Feb 2017 |
| Superficial |
The Times Concise |
13 Jan 2017 |
| Sailor who's smitten by Olive Oyl |
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| Character who uses "yam" as a verb |
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| Spinach-eating sailor |
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| Spinach eater of cartoons |
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| Noted spinach devotee |
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| Robin Williams title role |
LA Times Daily |
20 Nov 2016 |
| Bluto's foe |
USA Today |
27 Jun 2016 |
| "Strong to the finish" toon |
USA Today |
20 Jun 2016 |
| Toon with anchor tattoos |
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| Cartoon hero |
The Times Concise |
27 Jan 2016 |
| Robin Williams title role |
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| "Strong to the finish" toon |
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| Bluto's foe |
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| Friend of 97-Across |
LA Times Daily |
17 May 2015 |
| Tattooed toon |
New York Times |
12 Apr 2015 |
| Iconic figure with an anchor tattoo |
LA Times Daily |
02 Apr 2015 |
| Bluto's rival |
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| Famed spinach fan |
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| Iconic figure with an anchor tattoo |
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| Iconic figure with an anchor tattoo |
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| Tattooed toon |
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| Bluto's rival |
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| Friend of 97-Across |
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| Sailor to look after father |
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| Early Robin Williams role |
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| Olive enthusiast |
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| Early Robin Williams role |
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| Holy man's archaic pronoun for literary sailor |
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| Try and see cartoon character |
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| Robin Williams title role |
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| Character the spinach industry adores |
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| Spinach-loving sailor |
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| Sailor who debuted in a 1929 comic |
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| Sailor who debuted in a 1929 comic |
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| Sailor with "muskles" |
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| Sailor with "muskles" |
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| Character with a corncob pipe |
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| Wimpy bud |
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| Wimpy friend? |
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| Character with "muskles" |
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| Comics character with a corncob pipe |
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| Comics character with a corncob pipe |
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| Famous spinach eater |
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| Character with "muskles" |
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| Olive lover |
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| "French Connection" cop |
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| 1980 Robert Altman film |
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| Olive lover |
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| "I yam what I yam" speaker |
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| Comics character with "muskles" |
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| He's "strong to the finish" |
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| Olive's beau |
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| Olive's love |
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| Bluto's nemesis |
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| 1980 screen role for Robin Williams |
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| Spinach advocate |
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| Short, balding comics hero |
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| Bluto's rival |
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| 'The French Connection' name |
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| Bluto's foe |
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| Olive Oyl's beau |
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| Spinach-loving sailor |
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| Max Fleischer cartoon creation |
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| Salt with spinach? |
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| Bluto's rival |
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| Segar's sailor |
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| "Thimble Theatre" star |
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| Salt on spinach |
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| Yam user? |
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| Cartoon spinach advocate |
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| Poopdeck Pappy's son |
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| Swee' Pea's dad |
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| Famous spinach eater |
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| Jack Mercer supplied his voice |
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| Thimble Theater star |
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| Comics character since 1929 |
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| Spinach-eating sailor |
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| Faulkner's "embodiment of evil" character |
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| Comic strongman |
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| Cartoon character. |
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| Wimpy's friend. |
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| Olive's man. |
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| A very strong character. |
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| Salt of the comics. |
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| The Sailor Man. |
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