| Get dolled up |
Commuter |
15 Aug 2025 |
| Beautify |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
06 Aug 2025 |
| Make minor adjustments to one's appearance |
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| Titivate |
Puzzler Backwords |
21 Jun 2025 |
| Get glammed up |
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| Get gussied up |
Commuter |
06 Jun 2025 |
| Promotional stuff by rascal getting to dress affectedly (5) |
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| Do some sprucing up |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Apr 2025 |
| Groom constrained by formality and quiet |
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| Get gussied up |
Commuter |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Get one's hair just right |
New York Times |
19 Dec 2024 |
| Groom fussily |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
06 Dec 2024 |
| Fuss over appearance, ... and preen |
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| Prudish people principally dress in fine clothes |
The Times Cryptic |
19 Nov 2024 |
| There is pressure all round the border, smarten-up (5) |
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| Fastidiously preen (5) |
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| Dress fussily very quietly over the edge (5) |
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| Fastidiously groom oneself (5) |
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| Dress or groom oneself finely (5) |
The Guardian Speedy |
26 Aug 2024 |
| Dress or groom oneself finely (5) |
The Guardian Speedy |
25 Aug 2024 |
| Dress up puritanical Priest (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
22 Aug 2024 |
| ... %26 preen |
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| Tart oneself up |
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| Titivate |
Puzzler Backwords |
24 Jun 2024 |
| Edge very quietly outside to dress up (5) |
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| ____ and preen |
The Telegraph Plusword |
20 Jun 2024 |
| Preen in front of a mirror |
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| Puritanical prude's opening dress up (5) |
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| Dress finely |
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| To make minor adjustments to one's hair, make-up or clothes (5) |
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| Proper person's first to dress fussily (5) |
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| Preen |
USA Today |
17 Feb 2024 |
| Groom, in a way |
TV |
11 Feb 2024 |
| Pages bearing ring for groom (5) |
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| Pages bearing ring for groom |
The Guardian Cryptic |
28 Dec 2023 |
| Spot Royal Marines involved in dress-up (5) |
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| Overuse the mirror |
Commuter |
01 Dec 2023 |
| Perfect a part, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2023 |
| Dress fussily |
Newsday |
25 May 2023 |
| Gussy up |
LA Times Daily |
14 May 2023 |
| Proper, before start of party, to preen |
The Guardian Cryptic |
13 Feb 2023 |
| Titivate |
The Guardian Quick |
02 Nov 2022 |
| Spruce oneself up |
LA Times Daily |
19 Sep 2022 |
| Dress fussily |
Newsday |
16 Aug 2022 |
| Preen |
USA Today |
31 May 2022 |
| Smarten up pages around margin |
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| Smarten up pages around margin |
The Guardian Cryptic |
28 Apr 2022 |
| Smarten up |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Mar 2022 |
| Fuss in front of the mirror |
Universal |
11 Feb 2022 |
| Gussy up |
The Washington Post |
02 Feb 2022 |
| Gussy up |
LA Times Daily |
02 Feb 2022 |
| Groom |
New York Times |
16 Jul 2021 |
| Groom yourself |
Universal |
15 Jul 2021 |
| Spend much time in front of the mirror |
New York Times |
26 Apr 2021 |
| Titivate (one's appearance) |
The Times Concise |
03 Apr 2021 |
| Dress up right, with solicitor around |
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| Groom carefully |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Mar 2021 |
| Fuss before a mirror |
Newsday |
17 Jan 2021 |
| Smarten up pages around the margin |
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| Fuss in front of a mirror |
Universal |
16 Jul 2020 |
| Select short page for groom |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Apr 2020 |
| Prettify oneself |
Family Time |
29 Dec 2019 |
| Carefully groom |
Universal |
03 Dec 2019 |
| Groom carefully |
The Washington Post |
09 Nov 2019 |
| Groom carefully |
LA Times Daily |
09 Nov 2019 |
| Dress in a finicky way |
The Washington Post Sunday |
03 Nov 2019 |
| Groom carefully (rhymes with "limp") |
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| Make grooming adjustments |
Universal |
05 Sep 2019 |
| Groom placed, at first, rook in middle of two pawns |
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| Groom's proper place at the front |
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| Adorn fussily |
Premier Sunday |
03 Mar 2019 |
| Monopolize the mirror |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Feb 2019 |
| Dress up fussily |
Jonesin |
05 Feb 2019 |
| Get prettied up |
Newsday |
10 Jan 2019 |
| Make grooming adjustments |
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| Dress carefully |
Newsday |
02 Dec 2018 |
| Take extra time at the mirror |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Sep 2018 |
| Fuss before a mirror |
USA Today |
18 May 2018 |
| Spruce oneself up |
LA Times Daily |
05 Mar 2018 |
| Spruce oneself up |
The Washington Post |
05 Mar 2018 |
| Groom carefully |
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| Prettify |
New York Times |
24 Jan 2018 |
| Get smart advertising demon |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Jan 2018 |
| Take extra time at the mirror |
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| Fuss before a mirror |
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| Prettify |
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| Groom oneself elaborately |
USA Today |
18 Dec 2017 |
| Make oneself pretty |
Universal |
14 Dec 2017 |
| Groom being formal with page |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Dec 2017 |
| Prettify oneself |
USA Today |
21 Oct 2017 |
| Dress up like a proper prince |
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| Pander to house manager finally and smarten up |
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| Dress fussily |
Newsday |
30 Apr 2017 |
| Groom runs into bloke with girl |
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| Groom elaborately |
The Guardian Quick |
26 Jan 2017 |
| Prettify oneself |
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| Make oneself pretty |
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| Groom oneself elaborately |
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| Spend time in front of the mirror |
Wall Street Journal |
27 May 2016 |
| Gussy up |
Universal |
15 May 2016 |
| Prettify |
Newsday |
14 Apr 2016 |
| Monopolize the mirror |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Mar 2016 |
| Do the do just so |
LA Times Daily |
02 Mar 2016 |
| Groom carefully |
Newsday |
21 Feb 2016 |
| Staid Penny starts to titivate |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Feb 2016 |
| Dress fussily |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Feb 2016 |
| Preen |
LA Times Daily |
10 Dec 2015 |
| Groom fastidiously |
Jonesin |
06 Oct 2015 |
| Groom, stiffly formal, accompanied by page |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Sep 2015 |
| Groom, stiffly formal before start of proceedings |
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| Preen |
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| Groom with care |
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| Groom carefully |
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| Groom carefully |
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| Groom carefully |
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| Groom oneself |
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| Dress fussily |
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| Dress fussily |
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| Doll up |
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| Work hard to look beautiful |
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| Groom oneself carefully |
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| Work to look good |
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| Do some preening |
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| Fix the hair just so, say |
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| Gussy up |
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| Groom oneself |
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| Get smarter |
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| Dress with care |
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| Preen |
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| Dude up |
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| Dress carefully |
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| Groom fastidiously |
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| Dress up fussily |
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| Get all dolled up |
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| Groom oneself |
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| Gussy up |
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| Dress carefully |
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| Gussy up |
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| Dress with care |
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| Get ready for a date |
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| Dress fussily |
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| Get ready for a big date, often |
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| Dress carefully |
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| Groom with care |
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| Groom |
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| Groom and then some |
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| Groom carefully |
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| Groom and then some |
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| Hog the mirror |
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| Gussy up |
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| Get gussied up |
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| Groom |
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| Preen |
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| Fuss before a mirror |
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| Groom oneself |
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| Pretty up |
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| Groom oneself |
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| Work hard to look beautiful |
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| Prettify oneself |
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| Doll up |
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| Gussy |
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| Smarten up |
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| Dress up |
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| Get the hair just right |
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| Enhance one's appearance |
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| Dress with care |
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| Doll up |
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| Neaten one's appearance |
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| Dress up |
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| Dress up fussily |
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| Groom |
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| Adorn in a finicky way |
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| Paint and powder. |
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| Dress with care. |
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| Doll up. |
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| Spruce. |
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| Give the mirror a workout. |
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| Get ready for a "big date." |
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| Dress up. |
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| Get ready for the prom |
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| Spruce up. |
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| Dress finically. |
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