| Type of long green bean |
The Times Specialist |
22 Sep 2025 |
| Does he make a bolt for it through customs? (6) |
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| Bean counter "unnerving"? Just a bit |
The Telegraph Toughie |
11 Jul 2025 |
| Rugby names about to mount support for injured cricketer |
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| Athlete (6) |
Mirror Quick |
06 Jul 2025 |
| Sprinter's bean? (6) |
Mirror Cryptic |
06 Jul 2025 |
| Long tablecloth (6) |
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| Shoot messenger |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
24 Jun 2025 |
| What is the blade of an ice skate? (6) |
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| Bow Street plant? |
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| Athlete - and a gun/drug smuggler (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
05 Jun 2025 |
| Ronnie Delaney or Sonia O'Sullivan, say |
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| "Blade _" |
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| "Blade ___ 2049," 2017 movie where Rachael's character was featured using archival footage and CGI |
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| Turned scarlet from such activity, perhaps? |
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| Participant in a marathon (6) |
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| Competitor in a race (6) |
Mirror Classic |
04 May 2025 |
| One possibly scarlet, going up the pole? (6) |
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| Horizontal stem that takes root at points along its length (6) |
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| Groove - or tap? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Apr 2025 |
| Bean or athlete? |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Mar 2025 |
| Mule, perhaps one in a horse race |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Dec 2024 |
| The manager is an athlete (6) |
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| The fleeing contrabandist? (6) |
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| A messenger is the one to do the smuggling (6) |
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| Long carpet |
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| Long, skinny rug |
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| One in a hurry to get ornamental strip for furniture? (6) |
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| Athlete in a triathlon's last leg |
LA Times Daily |
27 Oct 2024 |
| Strip of carpet |
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| Marathon contestant |
Mirror Tea Time |
10 Oct 2024 |
| Jogger, or a type of bean |
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| ___ bean: vegetable (6) |
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| A member of a particular race (6) |
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| She provides shapely legs and stands for painter (6) |
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| Vegetable food for flushed sprinter (7,6) |
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| Climbing legume, ... bean |
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| Messenger on course, perhaps (6) |
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| Junior office employee is one taking part in races (6) |
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| A sprinter (6) |
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| Sort of bean for an athlete (6) |
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| Athlete and climber (6) |
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| Foot race competitor |
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| Shoot smuggler? |
The Sun Two Speed |
02 Jun 2024 |
| Track athlete |
The Sun Two Speed |
02 Jun 2024 |
| Went on way, bagging gambling money (6) |
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| Jogger |
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| Jogger found lying in the hallway (6) |
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| Athlete done by someone absconding? (6) |
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| Sprinter |
Mirror Quick |
21 Apr 2024 |
| Athlete's carpet |
Mirror Cryptic |
21 Apr 2024 |
| Narrow length of carpet for candidate for a post (6) |
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| Strip of cloth for covering athlete? (6) |
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| Track athlete |
New York Times Mini |
06 Apr 2024 |
| Athlete's bean |
Mirror Cryptic |
29 Mar 2024 |
| Sprinter |
Mirror Quick |
29 Mar 2024 |
| Narrow length of carpet |
Mirror Quick |
15 Mar 2024 |
| Athlete's bean |
Mirror Cryptic |
15 Mar 2024 |
| A racing athlete (6) |
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| Athlete in second place not at university (6) |
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| Racing athlete (6) |
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| Shoot messenger? It's a feasible proposal |
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| Athlete when up is second (6) |
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| Track athlete |
The Times Concise |
23 Feb 2024 |
| Variety of bean, or plant shoot (6) |
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| A slip or slide of a sledge; a smuggler; a sprinter; or, a stolon (6) |
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| Blade ___, futuristic film starring Harrison Ford (6) |
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| "Blade _" - 1982 science fiction film (6) |
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| Railway slang for a platform inspector who's no slowcoach (6) |
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| Marathon participant |
Universal |
18 Aug 2023 |
| Dasher, and part of his sleigh |
The Times Cryptic |
09 Aug 2023 |
| Athlete's manager, perhaps |
The Times Cryptic |
27 Jun 2023 |
| Marathon participant |
USA Today |
01 Feb 2023 |
| Bean in nose, might you say? |
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| Shoot; messenger |
The Times Concise |
02 Sep 2022 |
| Usain Bolt or Sonia O'Sullivan, say |
Irish Times Simplex |
26 Mar 2022 |
| A carpet suitable for a corridor |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Athlete found up in Burren nursing home |
Irish Times Crosaire |
08 Mar 2022 |
| Type of bean, carpet and shoe |
Irish Times Simplex |
24 Jan 2022 |
| Long narrow carpet |
Irish Times Simplex |
12 Oct 2021 |
| Canvas shoe with a rubber sole |
Irish Times Simplex |
10 Sep 2021 |
| Fugitive leader gets news for a pound |
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| Shoot messenger? |
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| Long narrow carpet |
Irish Times Simplex |
14 Aug 2021 |
| Fugitive climbing plant |
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| Shoot messenger |
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| Canvas shoe with a rubber sole |
Irish Times Simplex |
12 Apr 2021 |
| Bootlegger's German white wine 50 per cent discounted |
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| Athlete found up in Burren nursing home |
Irish Times Crosaire |
07 Aug 2020 |
| Someone retreating right ahead of artilleryman — not good |
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| Long narrow carpet |
Irish Times Simplex |
01 Jul 2020 |
| One smuggling // fish |
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| Athlete‘s agent |
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| Track athlete |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Feb 2020 |
| Staircase decoration |
New York Times |
05 Dec 2019 |
| Staircase decoration |
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| Athlete in the groove? |
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| "Blade ___ 2049," 2017 sci-fi film starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, whose music was composed by Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch |
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| One managing athlete |
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| Sporting competitor in power – unnerving |
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| Dashing fellow who's caught up in traffic |
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| Track athlete |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Aug 2019 |
| Shoot smuggler? |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Aug 2019 |
| Hall rug |
Universal |
24 Apr 2019 |
| Horse in a race |
The Times Concise |
31 Jan 2019 |
| The Messenger found in Des Kelly's? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
17 Jan 2019 |
| Hall rug |
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| Racer |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Dec 2018 |
| Shoot the messenger? |
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| Shoot the messenger |
The Sun Two Speed |
12 Aug 2018 |
| Competitor's nose? |
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| Track competitor |
LA Times Daily |
08 Apr 2018 |
| Track competitor |
The Washington Post |
08 Apr 2018 |
| Footrace participant |
Newsday |
03 Apr 2018 |
| Track competitor |
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| Game needing number but one missing, right? |
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| Marathon athlete? |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Sep 2017 |
| Athlete |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Sep 2017 |
| Feature of a sled |
Universal |
26 Aug 2017 |
| Miler or sprinter |
The Washington Post |
25 Jul 2017 |
| Miler or sprinter |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jul 2017 |
| One on errand for a strip of cloth |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Apr 2017 |
| Relay team member |
USA Today |
21 Feb 2017 |
| Miler or sprinter |
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| Feature of a sled |
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| Meet participant |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2016 |
| One bound for home |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jun 2016 |
| Something attached to a sledge? Bolt, perhaps |
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| Regret including 2 names right at the end as athlete |
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| Meet participant |
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| -- bean, vegetable |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Sep 2015 |
| Carpet for one of those in 14 across |
Irish Times Crosaire |
24 Jul 2015 |
| Hallway rug |
Newsday |
14 Jun 2015 |
| B is for Bolt? |
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| Horse in a race; shoot |
The Times Concise |
14 Jan 2015 |
| Hallway rug |
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| Sled feature |
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| Sled blade |
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| Narrow rug |
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| Marathon participant |
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| Badwater Ultramarathon participant |
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| Track athlete |
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| Meet participant |
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| Kind of carpet |
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| Track athlete |
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| Triathlete, in part |
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| Ball carrier, and clue for 20-, 40- and 59-Across |
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| Ball carrier, and clue for 20-, 40- and 59-Across |
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| 400-meter participant |
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| Hall floor cover |
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| Marathon man |
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| Marathon entrant |
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| Baseballer on base |
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| Triathlete, in part |
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| Like a marathon participant |
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| Track-meet participant |
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| Hall rug |
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| On second thought, make it a grim futuristic epic: "Zorro, the Gay Blade..." |
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| One in a track race |
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| Where the sleigh meets the snow |
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| Marathon man |
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| Sled piece |
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| Singlet wearer |
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| Successful batter |
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| Marathon man |
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| 10K specialist |
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| Marathon entrant |
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| Sleigh part |
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| Skate blade |
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| Long, narrow carpet |
|
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| Salazar or Roe |
|
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| Alberto Salazar, e.g. |
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| Candidate |
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| Messenger |
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| Sled part |
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| Long rug |
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| Wall St. figure |
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| Smuggler |
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| Track man. |
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| Hallway rug. |
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| Kind of rug |
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| Gundar Haegg. |
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| Boy on Wall St. |
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| Olympic torch bearer. |
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| Olympic contender. |
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| Athlete. |
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| Hall carpet. |
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| Bank messenger. |
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| Errand boy. |
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