| Person wrongly blamed |
Newsday |
21 Aug 2025 |
| Patsy (9) |
The Guardian Quick |
31 Jul 2025 |
| Fall guy |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
18 Jun 2025 |
| Person blamed for the faults of others (9) |
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| One unfairly blamed as the first to smear cloak with butter (9) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
02 Jun 2025 |
| One who is made to bear the blame for others (9) |
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| Victim sat around headland before walk (9) |
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| Fall guy |
Mirror Classic |
14 May 2025 |
| Fall guy (informal) (9) |
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| Innocent person who takes the blame (9) |
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| Pa goes mad with cat, whipping boy (9) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
10 Apr 2025 |
| Togas confused with cloak? He'll get the blame (9) |
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| Fall guy |
Puzzler Backwords |
31 Dec 2024 |
| Small point linked to best performer's nominated victim |
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| Whipping boy |
Mirror Classic |
11 Dec 2024 |
| Patsy turning page while wearing small garment (9) |
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| It's a coat worn by pages, especially one intended to take the blame |
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| One unfairly blamed |
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| Taker of blame (9) |
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| Someone punished for the errors of others might be called a what? (9) |
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| One's a fall guy as a pact goes awry |
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| One who is blamed (9) |
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| One who takes to blame (9) |
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| Blame safari company initially over simian attack |
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| Person made to bear the blame for the fault of others (9) |
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| Unfairly blamed person |
The Times Concise |
14 Jun 2024 |
| One made to bear the blame |
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| Go past ace (anag.) |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 May 2024 |
| Person made to take the blame (9) |
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| A pact goes to pieces - blame him |
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| Person blamed for everything that goes wrong! |
Mirror Tea Time |
08 May 2024 |
| Patsy's son caught two animals (9) |
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| Blamed person |
Mirror Quick |
14 Mar 2024 |
| A space got ruined, and he's to blame |
Mirror Cryptic |
14 Mar 2024 |
| He's given unwarranted responsibility (9) |
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| One taking blame for others (9) |
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| Person blamed for the wrongdoings of others (9) |
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| Patsy paces around big kid (9) |
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| Person who's unfairly blamed |
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| Cops struggling with a gate to reach victim (9) |
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| A person blamed for faults, mistakes, etc, especially of expedience (9) |
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| Space made for animal - sacrificial lamb? (9) |
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| One taking the blame for the sins of others (9) |
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| One wrong blamed (9) |
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| Person who is blamed for the faults of others |
Puzzler Backwords |
07 Dec 2023 |
| Ness attack after Untouchables' last patsy |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Dec 2022 |
| Get away without first attempt at whipping boy |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Sep 2022 |
| Miss opening to flee and attack victim |
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| Second attack involving head whipping boy |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Jun 2022 |
| Cloak acquired by southern lech for Patsy |
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| One who takes the blame for others |
The Guardian Quick |
17 Feb 2022 |
| One unfairly blamed is rested, inspiring better English attempt |
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| Flee, heading off to attack a victim |
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| Doctor gets a cop to frame a fall guy |
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| A pact goes wrong – he's blamed unfairly |
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| School's first head set about whipping boy |
The Telegraph Toughie |
03 Dec 2020 |
| *Person who's usually blamed (3 to 6) |
Universal |
29 Sep 2020 |
| Person punished positioned to welcome better self |
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| Person wrongly blamed |
Newsday |
23 Jul 2020 |
| Son dressing monkey, George, in jacket – he'll be in trouble |
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| Southern headland attack -- one's sure to get blamed |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 Jun 2020 |
| Don't start getaway, then vigorously attack victim |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Jun 2020 |
| Son dressing monkey, George, in jacket – he'll be in trouble |
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| Point more than once and vigorously attack such a one? |
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| Patsy Capes, cycling's 'Greatest of All Time' |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Sep 2019 |
| Fall guy |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Aug 2019 |
| Second headland attack — one unfairly blamed |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Jul 2019 |
| Fall guy |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Jul 2019 |
| Person blamed for the wrongdoings or mistakes of others |
Irish Times Simplex |
04 May 2019 |
| Southern headland attack — he's blamed unfairly |
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| One taking the blame |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Jul 2018 |
| Head with turn in exam whipping boy |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Jul 2018 |
| Fall guy |
New York Times |
22 Apr 2018 |
| Fall guy |
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| Fall guy |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Jun 2017 |
| Some heartlessly taking cover over attack victim |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Jun 2017 |
| Shakespeare's Shylock, for one |
New York Times |
02 Jun 2017 |
| Odd space for Billy and Patsy |
Irish Times Crosaire |
01 Jun 2017 |
| Patsy, first to see about two animals |
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| One made to take blame in a case got badly broken by pressure |
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| Shakespeare's Shylock, for one |
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| One made to take blame in a case got badly broken by pressure |
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| Patsy's Catholic primate, lecherous sort |
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| A pact goes wrong: this one takes the blame |
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| A pact goes wrong: this one takes the blame |
The Times Cryptic |
04 Oct 2016 |
| Fall guy |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Sep 2016 |
| Patsy and son head assault |
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| Someone to blame |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Jul 2016 |
| Patsy succeeded with attack on head |
The Times Cryptic |
24 Jun 2016 |
| Victim has trouble right away at Goa customs centre |
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| Can carrier attack vigorously, south of small headland? |
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| One taking charge has better personality during day |
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| One who seems responsible but isn't |
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| One given the blame |
The Times Concise |
23 Nov 2015 |
| Person to blame as head's seized in second attack |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Nov 2015 |
| Patsy invests a small stake in second film |
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| Saint keeping lid on self-esteem, a fall guy |
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| Saint keeping lid on self-esteem, a fall guy |
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| Whipping boy beaten up atop cages |
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| Small cloak Billy maybe gives Aunt Sally |
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| Person to blame |
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| Blame-bearer |
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| A pact goes awry — blame him |
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| One getting the blame |
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| Fall guy |
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| Patsy |
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| Fall guy |
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| Butt |
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| Fall guy |
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| Person to blame |
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| Fall guy |
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| Patsy |
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| Accused critter with a beard? |
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| Fall guy |
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| Blame unjustly |
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| Fall guy. |
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| Current best-seller (with "The"). |
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| Relative of a fall guy. |
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| On whose head lies the sins of others. |
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| Victim of a sort |
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