| Gets injured in embarrassing situations (7) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
29 Aug 2025 |
| Awkward predicaments that produce abrasions (7) |
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| Moves gratingly over |
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| Vessel with cargo of light material hits rock bottom? (7) |
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| The difficulties minor collisions can lead to (7) |
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| Fixes fight with El Salvador |
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| Tricky situations produce scratches (7) |
Mirror Cryptic |
10 Jan 2025 |
| Abrades |
Mirror Quick |
10 Jan 2025 |
| Rubs against gratingly |
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| Injuries obtained in fights |
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| Though soft in caress, perhaps, is abrasive (7) |
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| Just gets by with the run-ins one has with authority (7) |
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| The misadventures one only narrowly gets by (7) |
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| Bows and ___ : is obsequiously polite? (7) |
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| Jams and one gets it off with difficulty (7) |
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| Bad situations bringing superficial damage (7) |
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| Scratches minor fights (7) |
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| Difficulties with fights round back of house (7) |
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| Boo-boos under Band-Aids |
USA Today |
09 Apr 2024 |
| The escapades of abrasive people? (7) |
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| Manages to get (by) |
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| Rubs gratingly over |
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| Ps ... How they scare when he fiddles! (7) |
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| Tight corners |
The Times Concise |
23 Jul 2022 |
| Problematic situations |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Dec 2020 |
| Abrasions |
The Washington Post |
04 Oct 2020 |
| Abrasions |
LA Times Daily |
04 Oct 2020 |
| Scratches, as on kneecaps |
Family Time |
05 Jul 2020 |
| Skin abrasions |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jan 2020 |
| Awkward predicaments are breaking down Civil Service |
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| Tough spots |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Oct 2019 |
| Abrasions |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Sep 2019 |
| Grazes caused in scuffles |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Sep 2019 |
| Fights about European difficulties |
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| Tough spots |
The Washington Post |
10 Nov 2018 |
| Tough spots |
LA Times Daily |
10 Nov 2018 |
| Skins, as a knee |
LA Times Daily |
04 Oct 2018 |
| Skins, as a knee |
The Washington Post |
04 Oct 2018 |
| Skateboarding injuries |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Jul 2018 |
| Tough spots |
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| Skins, as a knee |
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| Rows |
New York Times |
06 May 2017 |
| Rows |
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| Difficult situations |
New York Times |
25 Nov 2016 |
| Difficult situations |
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| Grates pickles |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Oct 2015 |
| Tough situations |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Feb 2015 |
| Close shaves? |
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| Predicaments |
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| Just gets (by) |
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| Abrasions |
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| Tight situations |
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| Abrasions |
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| Predicaments |
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| Sticky wickets |
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| Fights |
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| Pickles |
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| Fights |
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| Abrasions |
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| Tough spots |
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| Prepares to paint |
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| Tough spots |
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| Predicaments |
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| Set-tos |
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| Prepares to paint |
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| Predicaments |
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| Rubs the wrong way, maybe |
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| Pickles |
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| Tough situations |
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| Prepares to paint |
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| Bows' partner |
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| Abrasions |
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| Fracases |
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| Escapades |
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| Jams; pickles |
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| Predicaments |
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| Grates |
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| Awkward predicaments. |
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| Fiddles like a hillbilly. |
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| Abrades |
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| Grades a road. |
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| Embarrassing situations. |
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| Fender mishaps. |
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| Predicaments. |
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| Sandpapers. |
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| Abrasions. |
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