| Second biggest one in range, harder than the others |
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| Most challenging mountain son conquers? (8) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
16 Jun 2025 |
| Second highest in range is most forbidding |
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| Initial part of slope on high mountain is most dangerous (8) |
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| Needing regeneration, Reeves leading the way - it's most brutal (8) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
04 Jul 2024 |
| Needing regeneration, Reeves leading the way a it's most brutal (8) |
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| Most serious Sherpas start on mountain |
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| Extremely serious letter indicative of owning top location |
The Guardian Cryptic |
30 Jan 2024 |
| Superlatively harsh (8) |
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| Son faces tough challenge — more dangerous than any other |
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| Most difficult son with ultimate challenge |
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| Most violent storm's beginning on top of mountain |
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| Small mountain is the most difficult to conquer |
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| Southern mountain most steep |
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| First to scale mountain, most dangerous |
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| Maximally harsh |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Oct 2017 |
| Southern Himalayan peak, most forbidding |
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| Small mountain most difficult to endure |
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| Small mountain, most dangerous |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Jun 2016 |
| Small climb is the most demanding |
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| Strict to the extreme |
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| Most austere |
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| Gravest |
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| Extreme to the extreme |
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| Most harsh |
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| Most rigid |
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| Most austere |
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| Most austere |
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| Most rigid |
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| A kind of critic. |
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| Most stiff |
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| Most keen. |
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| Most rigorous. |
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| "Dearest friend, ___ critic.” |
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| Harshest. |
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