| Possible to interpret assortment of bread and ale |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Bade Lear to be re-written, clear and legible |
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| Dear Abel was confused but decipherable (8) |
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| OK to be perused (8) |
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| Interesting as characters, perhaps (8) |
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| Extremely reliable commercial sailor on Irish ship makes it easy to understand |
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| Bade Lear to be re-written and printed clearly (8) |
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| Discreetly proofread able seaman's writing to ensure it's legible |
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| What any type in the press-room must be (8) |
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| A bleared vision probable isn't |
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| Novel instrument and music a each of them is this (8) |
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| Novel instrument and music - each of them is this (8) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
06 Jan 2025 |
| Easily perused |
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| Not too heavy, literally speaking (8) |
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| Again, this time, able to peruse (8) |
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| Legible order for bread and ale (8) |
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| A bleared version probably isn't! (8) |
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| Literally, what any script should be (8) |
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| Easy to peruse |
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| Breezy, as a book |
New York Times |
24 Dec 2023 |
| Written so as to be understood |
The Washington Post Sunday |
20 Mar 2022 |
| A book kept by unusual dealer, having merit as literature? |
The Guardian Quiptic |
07 Mar 2022 |
| A book kept by unusual dealer, having merit as literature? |
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| Hard to put down in print in proper English |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Aug 2020 |
| Entertainingly written |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jan 2019 |
| Entertainingly written |
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| Legible |
The Times Concise |
31 Oct 2018 |
| Like an uncorrupted file |
New York Times |
16 Sep 2018 |
| Clear fingerprint impressed into actual tablet |
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| Quite legible |
Universal |
30 Jan 2018 |
| Like an uncorrupted file |
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| Quite legible |
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| Unencrypted, say |
USA Today |
10 Sep 2017 |
| Unencrypted, say |
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| Study can make something legible |
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| Unlike a doctor's handwriting, stereotypically |
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| Interesting |
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| Legible |
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| Easy on a bibliophile's eyes |
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| Unlike most hen tracks |
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| Unlike some scrawls |
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| Like a calligrapher's product |
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| Not hard to understand, as writing |
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| Acceptable appraisal of a book. |
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