| Sounds like poor weather, darling, for sleigh-puller (8) |
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| Large animal, rangifer tarandus, with circumpolar distribution (8) |
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| What are the fictional Vixen, Cupid and Comet? (8) |
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| Large deer, Rangifer tarandus, of arctic regions (8) |
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| Santa Claus's animals (8) |
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| Rangifer tarandus, native to the tundra and subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America (8) |
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| Said "Bad weather, love, for animals" (8) |
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| "In Lapland there's bad weather, my love" the foreigner wrote (8) |
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| Certain seasonal workers? |
New York Times |
29 May 2025 |
| "What animal reigned here?" I asked (8) |
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| Rudolph? That's the sound of precipitation, honey (8) |
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| What are also known as caribou? (8) |
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| Santa's livestock (8) |
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| "Animals require water, love," you say (8) |
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| Sounds like wet weather, darling for creatures used to snow (8) |
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| Animal pulling Santa's sleigh (8) |
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| One working at Christmas about home, put off when lacking time |
The Times Mephisto |
23 Feb 2025 |
| A caribou may render one around the East (8) |
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| Baby ____, TV black comedy drama series starring Richard Gadd (8) |
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| Rudolph, perhaps, makes Irene red (8) |
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| Dancer, say, reportedly ruled in this place in East London? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Feb 2025 |
| See 1 Down |
The Guardian Weekend |
01 Feb 2025 |
| Animals stop grass returning (8) |
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| Animal coloured in red, always (8) |
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| Control sound made by highly valued, coldclimate animals (8) |
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| Northern residents reportedly ruled this place in the East End |
The Times Cryptic |
17 Jan 2025 |
| Rudolph and Blitzen |
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| They lead the way in our present transport system |
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| Showers high-priced report with high latitude stock (8) |
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| Santa's animal |
Mirror Tea Time |
09 Jan 2025 |
| Control what sounds like highly valued beast (8) |
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| Santa's are e'er at the diner! |
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| Animal prevailed here by the sound of it |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Jan 2025 |
| Rudolph, Comet, or Vixen |
Commuter |
04 Jan 2025 |
| Won 'nuf um mass a know Saul shy knee an dread |
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| Santa's sleigh-bearers, some of which are in answers to asterisked clues |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Dec 2024 |
| Comet perhaps seen in sky tonight? |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Dec 2024 |
| Xmas sled-puller |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Dec 2024 |
| Dancer, say, in Rolls Royce crossing a German river |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Dec 2024 |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed _, festive character created by Robert L May (8) |
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| Precipitation heard on grass around ungulates (8) |
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| Any of Santa's sleigh-pullers [8] |
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| Seasonal animals from high - sounds like showers, my love (8) |
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| They perform a drag act for Santa (8) |
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| North American caribou |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Dec 2024 |
| Type of animal that pulled Santa's slight (8) |
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| Dancer, possibly, almost certainly stops concerning Rambert's principal |
|
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| Northern hauliers St Nicholas employs? |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
20 Nov 2024 |
| One German river joining two others? Donner & Blitzen, it might be! (8) |
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| Mammal controlled at all times, say (8) |
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| Santa's helpers are to check on Bambi. perhaps (8) |
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| Comet, Cupid or Rudolph, for example |
USA Today |
21 Oct 2024 |
| Cupid, e.g. |
New York Times |
02 Oct 2024 |
| Animal that pulls Santa's sleigh (8) |
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| Christmas present drawer (8) |
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| Wet weather reportedly getting grass up for animal (8) |
|
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| Series starring Richard Gadd & Jessica Gunning: "Baby _" |
|
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| Santa's animal |
Mirror Tea Time |
18 Sep 2024 |
| Mammal, Rangifer tarandus, having large branched antlers (8) |
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| Santa's animals needing control rush around (8) |
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| Mammal with large branched antlers that inhabits arctic regions |
Mirror Quiz |
16 Aug 2024 |
| Animal: German one in three rivers? |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jul 2024 |
| Caribou |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jul 2024 |
| One of Santa's sleigh pullers (8) |
|
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| Engineers in river initially rescuing animals |
|
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| Santa Claus's property may be in red, always (8) |
|
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| Vixen, e.g. |
New York Times |
27 Jun 2024 |
| Rudolph, the Red-Nosed ... |
|
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| Sledge-puller to ride north ere changing it (8) |
|
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| Dancer, say, heard in reply to sweetheart - what should the King do? (8) |
|
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| Baby _, Netflix drama with Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning (8) |
|
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| Comet, say * |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
26 May 2024 |
| Animal known as a caribou in North America |
|
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| Santa's puller! (8) |
|
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| Check next to one river and another for animals |
|
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| Arctic animal with antlers (8) |
|
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| Rudolph puts harness on Bambi (8) |
|
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| See 1-ACROSS |
|
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| Check grass taken back by Santa's helpers (8) |
|
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| Rudolph or Comet |
USA Today |
10 Apr 2024 |
| Rudolph or Come |
|
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| Dasher and Comet, e.g. (8) |
|
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| Maybe Comet is thinner, climbing to grip top of net (8) |
|
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| Caribou controlled, we hear, at all times (8) |
|
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| Tundra herbivore |
The Times Concise |
27 Feb 2024 |
| Creature getting about in rising grass |
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| Creature getting about in rising grass (8) |
|
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| Christmas card animal |
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| Rudolph for example |
|
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| Creature of northern regions |
|
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| Caribou for instance (8) |
|
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| About to get home, reportedly expensive animals (8) |
|
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| Sleigh-pulling ungulate (8) |
|
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| Render ie troublesome animal (8) |
|
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| Animal such as red-nosed Rudolph? (8) |
|
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| Animal said to pull Santa's sleigh (8) |
|
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| * Flying Yuletide team |
Premier Sunday |
24 Dec 2023 |
| Dancer, say, in control, extremely demure and eager (8) |
|
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| Mammal with large branched antlers that inhabits arctic regions |
Mirror Quiz |
24 Dec 2023 |
| Rider, as delivered, used creature (8) |
|
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| Americans call it caribou (8) |
|
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| Sounds like bad weather. sweetheart, for sleigh-puller (8) |
|
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| One of Saint Nick's sleigh-pullers (8) |
|
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| Sleigh-pulling animal (8) |
|
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| Remind Mike to leave beer uncapped for Christmas Eve visitor (8) |
|
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| Vixen maybe in grass, rolling over, under control |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Nov 2023 |
| Rudolph, e.g |
Premier Sunday |
08 Oct 2023 |
| Santa's sleigh-pullers |
|
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| Caribou |
The Times Concise |
21 Jul 2023 |
| Caribou were predominant here, 'Arry reported |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Jun 2023 |
| Santa's sleigh pullers |
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| Restraint on beloved, heard to be a beast |
The Guardian Cryptic |
24 May 2023 |
| Saskatchewan lake |
Canadiana |
10 Apr 2023 |
| Dancer, say |
The Guardian Quick |
24 Dec 2022 |
| Rudolph is one |
Family Time |
03 Oct 2022 |
| Sven of "Frozen," for one |
LA Times Daily |
11 Sep 2022 |
| Animal pelt expensive, we hear |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Sep 2022 |
| Eurasian caribou |
The Guardian Quick |
01 Aug 2022 |
| Creatures from Greenland ultimately, always under control |
The Times Cryptic |
27 Jul 2022 |
| Arctic ruminant |
Irish Times Simplex |
20 May 2022 |
| Dancer's partner is a present-day worker? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
12 Apr 2022 |
| Dancer's partner is a present-day worker? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
03 Mar 2022 |
| Arctic ruminant |
Irish Times Simplex |
28 Jan 2022 |
| Animal control scarce in report |
The Guardian Cryptic |
31 Dec 2021 |
| Animal control scarce in report |
|
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| Shower expensive, but they say it's a beast! |
|
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| Arctic ruminant |
Irish Times Simplex |
10 Dec 2021 |
| Control auditor's favourite animal |
|
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| Rudolph is the ninth |
Family Time |
01 Nov 2021 |
| Arctic animal |
Irish Times Simplex |
01 Oct 2021 |
| Dancer's partner is a present-day worker? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
22 Sep 2021 |
| Arctic ruminant |
Irish Times Simplex |
17 Sep 2021 |
| Dasher or Dancer |
USA Today |
29 Jul 2021 |
| Caribou |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Jul 2021 |
| Dancer's partner is a present-day worker? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
18 Jun 2021 |
| Cupid's one means of controlling loved one we hear |
|
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| What you might catch from wet pet animal |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Jun 2021 |
| Tower of gifts? |
|
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| Animal pelt, expensive sounding |
|
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| Cupid's one means of controlling loved one we hear |
|
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| If an animal with antlers is female, it must be a ____ |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
04 Apr 2021 |
| Arctic animal |
Irish Times Simplex |
31 Mar 2021 |
| Dancer perhaps drops broadcast, put off having dropped female |
The Telegraph Toughie |
30 Mar 2021 |
| Check with Buck or dancer's partner |
Irish Times Crosaire |
22 Feb 2021 |
| Caribou |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Feb 2021 |
| Animal: German one in three rivers? |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Feb 2021 |
| Present-day worker drops precious recording |
|
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| One like Rudolph — check red round about tip of nose |
|
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| Arctic ruminant |
Irish Times Simplex |
26 Jan 2021 |
| Present drawers? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
18 Dec 2020 |
| . Check on the Speaker's favourite, a horny creature |
|
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| Comet seen in the sky once a year? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
02 Nov 2020 |
| Caribou |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Oct 2020 |
| Back having more grass when housing northern animal |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Jul 2020 |
| Restriction on rivers for animal |
|
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| Check on what sounds like beloved forest dweller? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Apr 2020 |
| Check grass brought round for ruminant |
|
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| Check on reportedly pricey animal |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Feb 2020 |
| 10 Sounds like wet weather, love, as they come for Christmas? |
|
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| Animal‘s about to spill red wine, not whiskey |
|
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| It's called a caribou in North America |
Irish Times Simplex |
13 Jan 2020 |
| Santa’s team |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Dec 2019 |
| Eg, Prancer and Dancer |
The Times Concise |
03 Dec 2019 |
| I read Greene madly as Magdalenian? (11, two words) |
|
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| Northern resident declared showers overpriced |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Oct 2019 |
| Package deliverers of the present day? |
New York Times |
29 Sep 2019 |
| Team in a seasonal verse |
LA Times Daily |
01 Aug 2019 |
| Team in a seasonal verse |
The Washington Post |
01 Aug 2019 |
| Comet perhaps seen in sky at Xmas? |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Jul 2019 |
| Member of a popular package delivery service |
New York Times |
21 Jul 2019 |
| Eg, caribou |
The Times Concise |
19 Jul 2019 |
| Member of a popular package delivery service |
|
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| Team in a seasonal verse |
|
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| Package deliverers of the present day? |
|
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| Animals extremely ruminative, certainly, not quite right |
|
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| Arctic residents check two rivers |
|
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| Dancer or Prancer, say |
Irish Times Simplex |
09 Aug 2018 |
| Ruminants check tossed grass |
|
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| Dancer, possibly Irene Short, gyrating at stag party? |
|
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| Caribou: German one in three rivers? |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 Jun 2018 |
| Beast runs right across one German river |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 May 2018 |
| Rudolph says the weather's wet, love |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Jan 2018 |
| Antlered animal |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Jan 2018 |
| Hot duke chasing soldiers? Always a few on the pull at Xmas! |
|
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| See 16 |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
24 Dec 2017 |
| Blitzen, e.g |
Premier Sunday |
24 Dec 2017 |
| Name by which Rangifer tarandus has popular yuletide connotations |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
24 Dec 2017 |
| By the sound of it wet, beloved animal |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Dec 2017 |
| Animal to control backrush |
|
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| Dancer, say, to check wind instrument's returned |
|
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| Santa's eight |
Family Time |
09 Oct 2017 |
| Dancer writing on a foreign state treasure |
Irish Times Crosaire |
12 Sep 2017 |
| Dancer, perhaps, overheard partner's weather forecast? |
|
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| Vixen perhaps using control that's excessive you say? |
|
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| Engine drivers dismiss V-sign from buck |
Irish Times Crosaire |
07 Aug 2017 |
| Santa's team |
Family Time |
30 Apr 2017 |
| Remain, when mother leaves to bring back straw for animals |
|
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| Sounds like wet weather, darling? Let's hope they delivered to you on Sunday |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Dec 2016 |
| Team for 24-Across |
LA Times Daily |
25 Dec 2016 |
| Santa's team drops 25 audibly |
The Telegraph Toughie |
23 Dec 2016 |
| Buck confused Erin cutting back grass |
Irish Times Crosaire |
16 Dec 2016 |
| Control pet, it's said, wild animal |
|
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| ... restriction lifted stalks animal |
|
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| Animal has come down, too high, say? |
|
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| Ruminants held sway 'ereabouts, reportedly |
The Telegraph Toughie |
30 Jun 2016 |
| They're called caribou in North America |
Irish Times Simplex |
06 May 2016 |
| Sound rule costly for Rudolph, say? |
|
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| Dancer and Prancer |
New York Times |
12 Apr 2016 |
| Cupid, for example, said to govern love |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Jan 2016 |
| Team for 24-Across |
|
|
| Scandinavian grazers |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Dec 2015 |
| Perhaps Rudolf's in control — there's rush to go up |
|
|
| Game players in a seasonal song |
Newsday |
28 Nov 2015 |
| Dancer's one on one -- need to dance, right? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 Aug 2015 |
| Sven of 'Frozen' is one |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jun 2015 |
| Large animal with antlers in both sexes |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
31 May 2015 |
| A German in Research and Development with beer heads off to stag |
Irish Times Crosaire |
12 May 2015 |
| One of the dancers is with Buck |
Irish Times Crosaire |
21 Apr 2015 |
| Santa's sleighmates |
Canadiana |
13 Apr 2015 |
| One of the dancers has associations with Buck |
Irish Times Crosaire |
19 Feb 2015 |
| Sven of "Frozen" is one |
|
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| Scandinavian grazers |
|
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| Game players in a seasonal song |
|
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| 23 Animals control animals |
|
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| Animal's means of control - costly by the sound of it |
|
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| Noel's tower of strength |
|
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| Rudolph and friends said it was wet ‘ere |
|
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| Rudolph and teammates |
|
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| Control grass in retreat for caribou |
|
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| Present distribution agents |
|
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| They lead the way in the present transport system |
|
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| Rudolf, for example, lifting thinner partner in embrace |
|
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| Dancer's partners? |
|
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| Team up early on Christmas? |
|
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| Santa's stableful |
|
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| Cupid, for one |
|
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| Cupid, for one |
|
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| Lapland sights |
|
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| Cupid, e.g. |
|
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| Christmas team |
|
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| Moore octet |
|
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| Blitzen or Dasher |
|
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| Comet, e.g. |
|
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| Cupid, for one |
|
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| Dancer's group |
|
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| Cupid, for one |
|
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| Wapiti's kin |
|
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| Dancer's partners |
|
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| Cupid, for example |
|
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| Comet, for one |
|
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| Moore octet |
|
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| Comet, e.g. |
|
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| Rudolph and teammates |
|
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| Dancer at Christmastime? |
|
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| Laplanders' beasts of burden |
|
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| Lapland "cattle" |
|
|
| Comet seen on Dec. 24 |
|
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| Kringle's jinglers |
|
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| Sleigh pullers |
|
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| Santa's team |
|
|
| Caribou's cousin |
|
|
| Rudolph, the Red-Nosed ___. |
|
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| They fly only at Christmas. |
|
|
| Santa's helpers. |
|
|
| Arctic animals. |
|
|
| Animals of Lapland. |
|
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| Yule symbols. |
|
|
| Donner and Blitzen. |
|
|
| Dancer, for one. |
|
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| Dancer, e.g. |
|
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| Dancer and Prancer. |
|
|
| Prancer, Dancer, et al. |
|
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| Donder or Blitzen. |
|
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| Seasonal steed |
|
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| Comet or Cupid. |
|
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