| Violent gangster endlessly engages in evil? It's almost guaranteed (4-2) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
22 Apr 2026 |
| Sure winner |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Dec 2025 |
| Surefire winner |
Commuter |
13 Dec 2025 |
| Cert |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
10 Oct 2025 |
| One certain to win (hyph.) |
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| Sure winner |
Newsday |
22 Dec 2024 |
| Wrong about TV doctor being reported - it's a certainty (4-2) |
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| Sure thing (Hyph.) |
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| Obvious winner |
USA Today |
10 Sep 2024 |
| Slang term for a sure thing, a certain winner (4-2) |
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| Cinch to clinch |
Newsday |
10 Aug 2024 |
| Certain victor (hyph.) |
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| Sure-bet victor |
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| Sure winner |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Feb 2024 |
| Easy winner |
Premier Sunday |
04 Dec 2022 |
| Lock |
LA Times Daily |
07 May 2022 |
| Lock |
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| Easy win |
The Guardian Quick |
13 Dec 2021 |
| Guaranteed winner |
USA Today |
24 Aug 2021 |
| Slam-dunk |
New York Times |
10 Apr 2021 |
| Sure winner |
LA Times Daily |
30 Oct 2019 |
| Sure winner |
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| Surefire winner |
USA Today |
26 Aug 2019 |
| A sure thing, such as a certain winner in a race |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
28 Jul 2019 |
| Surefire winner |
New York Times |
10 Jun 2019 |
| Sure winner |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 May 2019 |
| Sure winner |
Universal |
07 Feb 2019 |
| Surefire winner |
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| Sure winner |
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| Surefire winner |
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| Sure winner |
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| Certain winner |
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| A sure thing in such as Oxford pub, we hear |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Aug 2018 |
| Sure winner |
New York Times |
08 Jun 2018 |
| Certain winner |
LA Times Daily |
11 Feb 2018 |
| Certain winner |
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| Certain victor |
Newsday |
09 Feb 2018 |
| Certain winner |
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| Sure winner |
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| No-doubt winner |
Universal |
17 Feb 2017 |
| Easy victory |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Sep 2016 |
| Cinch |
LA Times Daily |
17 Apr 2015 |
| Sure victor on Election Day |
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| Cinch |
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| Cinch |
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| Obvious winner |
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| Surefire winner |
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| Guaranteed winner |
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| Favorite by far |
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| Sure winner |
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| Lock |
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| *Certain winner |
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| Easy winner |
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| Certain victor |
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| Best bet |
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| Slam dunk, so to speak |
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| Slam dunk, so to speak |
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| Thing sure to be won |
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| Guaranteed winner |
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| Sure thing |
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| Sure thing |
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| Winner, for sure |
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| Slam dunk |
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| Sure thing |
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| Certain winner |
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| Sure thing |
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| Unlikely loser |
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| Winner, for sure |
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| Sure winner |
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| Sure thing |
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| Great bet |
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| Election Day certainty |
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| Sure winner |
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| Sure bet |
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| Sure thing |
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| Lock |
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| Surefire winner |
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| Lock, so to speak |
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| Surefire winner |
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| One with a good poll position |
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| More than a favorite |
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| Sure winner |
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| More than a favorite |
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| One who's way ahead in the polls |
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| Guaranteed winner |
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| Certain victor |
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| Certain victor |
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| Easy victory |
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| Sure thing |
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| Easy winner |
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| Easy winner |
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| Heavy favorite |
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| Sure thing |
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| Cinch |
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| Easy win |
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| Cinch to win |
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