| Scoundrel returns component of pest-control device (3,4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
29 Aug 2025 |
| Terrifying device for a field mouse |
New York Times |
14 Aug 2025 |
| Traitor played part in unpleasant situation (3,4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
24 Jul 2025 |
| Squalid building (3,4) |
Mirror Quick |
24 Jul 2025 |
| Song released by The Boomtown Rats in 1978 (3,4) |
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| Device for catching rodents |
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| Criticism about dry artist in restricting situation (3,4) |
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| The thing to design anew for fame with sprung cheese (7) |
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| Half-black West-facing skid row apartment (7) |
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| Catch rodent first on pedal (3,4) |
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| Dilapidated digs |
Universal |
07 Feb 2025 |
| What fag end is put back - it will attract vermin |
The Times Cryptic |
01 Feb 2025 |
| Song by the Boomtown Rats that was the first single by a punk or new wave act to reach number one (3,4) |
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| Catcher returns in part oilskin and part tarpaulin (3,4) |
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| Toothed bicycle pedal (3,4) |
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| Part back after rodent in a catcher (7) |
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| Bob Geldof's men's pest-control hit (3,4) |
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| Singer brought back separate gin for Roland? |
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| Pest-catching device |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
18 Nov 2024 |
| Rodent-catching device |
The Times Concise |
04 Nov 2024 |
| It has a back-breaking job keeping down vermin (7) |
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| Catcher takes some black stuff up (3,4) |
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| Leave sailor to reverse a difficult situation (7) |
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| Difficult situation |
Family Time |
18 Aug 2024 |
| Seedy building |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Jul 2024 |
| Run-down place |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2024 |
| Dilapidated dump/ dive/ hovel (PART TAR anagram) (7) |
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| Tar repeatedly smeared gently on bicycle pedal (3,4) |
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| What the Pied Piper's music proved to be? (3-4) |
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| The Boomtown Rats' first UK number one. (3,4) |
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| If you're beset by vermin, cheese it! (3,4) |
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| Catcher some sailor brought up (3,4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
24 Mar 2024 |
| Device for catching large vermin (3,4) |
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| Box for collecting specimens operating by spring (3-4) |
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| Boomtown Rats single (3,4) |
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| Dilapidated structure |
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| Put tar over back section of snare (3,4) |
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| Pest controller putting some bitumen all over |
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| Bishop hosting a series of bike races has a quiet pedal |
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| Dilapidated building |
Universal |
11 Aug 2023 |
| Dilapidated building |
USA Today |
11 Aug 2023 |
| Seedy place |
LA Times Daily |
15 Apr 2023 |
| Seedy building |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Dec 2022 |
| Shabby digs |
Universal |
26 Aug 2022 |
| Nasty corner pop-art target covers over |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Jul 2022 |
| Dilapidated digs |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jan 2022 |
| Hopeless predicament |
New York Times |
23 May 2021 |
| Squalid digs |
New York Times |
24 Jan 2021 |
| Dilapidated place |
USA Today |
11 Nov 2020 |
| Dingy dwelling |
Universal |
19 Aug 2020 |
| Tough situation for some sailor to return |
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| Reversed role with sailor as pest controller |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 May 2020 |
| Ramshackle building |
Universal |
12 May 2020 |
| Two artists quietly drinking dry type of gin |
The Telegraph Toughie |
22 Apr 2020 |
| Dump |
New York Times |
18 Apr 2020 |
| Dilapidated digs |
USA Today |
24 Nov 2019 |
| Filthy place |
Premier Sunday |
15 Sep 2019 |
| Some seaman upset in difficult situation |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 May 2019 |
| Rodent snare |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Apr 2019 |
| Reversed role: sailor as pest controller |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Apr 2019 |
| Seedy building |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Feb 2019 |
| Seedy stopover |
Universal |
02 Feb 2019 |
| Seedy stopover |
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| Dilapidated digs |
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| Seedy motel, say |
LA Times Daily |
21 Oct 2018 |
| Seedy motel, say |
The Washington Post |
21 Oct 2018 |
| Seedy motel, say |
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| Rodent-catching device |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Dec 2017 |
| Catcher some sailor brought up |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Dec 2017 |
| Bad joint |
New York Times |
22 Oct 2017 |
| Dilapidated dwelling |
New York Times |
06 Aug 2017 |
| Dilapidated building |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Apr 2017 |
| Dilapidated dwelling |
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| Bad joint |
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| Some seaman to reverse a difficult situation |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Dec 2016 |
| Seedy digs |
LA Times Daily |
20 Nov 2016 |
| Slummy building |
New York Times |
06 Oct 2016 |
| Dilapidated place |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jun 2016 |
| Reviews what the actor got from old sailor in ramshackle building |
Irish Times Crosaire |
25 Jun 2016 |
| Dilapidated digs |
The Washington Post |
19 Apr 2016 |
| Slummy building |
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| Dilapidated place |
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| Seedy digs |
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| It might be covered with cheese |
Universal |
21 Sep 2015 |
| Run-down residence |
Universal |
15 Jul 2015 |
| Dirty, run-down digs |
Universal |
29 Jun 2015 |
| Dirty, run-down digs |
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| It might be covered with cheese |
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| Run-down residence |
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| Dilapidated dwelling |
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| It might be baited with cheese |
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| Dilapidated dwelling |
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| Dilapidated place |
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| Dilapidated digs |
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| Total dive, say |
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| Urban renewal target |
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| Hovel |
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| Fleabag |
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| Fleabag |
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| Fleabag |
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| Dilapidated dwelling |
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| Filthy flat |
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| Dilapidated place |
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| It deserves to be condemned |
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| Dilapidated dwelling |
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| Hovel |
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| Run-down digs |
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| Difficult situation |
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| Dirty, run-down digs |
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| Dump |
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| Dump |
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| Dirty digs |
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| Seedy stopover |
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| Seedy joint |
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| Dirty digs |
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| Ramshackle structure |
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| Dilapidated dwelling |
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| Seedy lodgings |
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| Seedy lodgings |
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| Run-down building |
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| Ramshackle structure |
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| Dump |
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| Dilapidated digs |
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| Dilapidated dwelling |
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| Hopeless situation |
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| Fleabag |
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| Dive |
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| Dirty hovel |
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| Hopeless situation |
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| Run-down building |
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| Difficult spot |
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| Situation of hopeless doom. |
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| Device for pest control. |
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| Snaring device. |
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| Desperate predicament. |
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| Hopeless plight. |
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| Hopeless situation. |
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| It might be covered with cheese |
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| Rodent catcher. |
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| Device for catching pests. |
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| Exterminator's device. |
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| Rodent's nemesis. |
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| Household pest remover. |
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| Snare of a sort. |
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