| Anecdote from Rishi Sunak perhaps taking seconds |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
30 Oct 2025 |
| Literary form |
The Times Concise |
13 Sep 2025 |
| For a Conservative to wear running gear isn't novel (5,5) |
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| One of nine in Mary Gaitskill's book "Bad Behavior" |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2025 |
| Relation getting quickly finished off (5,5) |
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| Edgar Allan Poe work, often (2 wds.) |
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| It should take little time to tell (5,5) |
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| Tal? (5,5) |
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| Running gear given to a Conservative ___ by Jeffrey Archer? (5,5) |
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| You can finish it quickly (2 wds.) |
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| Not novel sportswear given by Conservative (5,5) |
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| An account that's hardly overdrawn |
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| Type accepting Henry and Bob, Conservative, for brief work (5,5) |
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| Summer clothing, blue: a brief distraction (5,5) |
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| Brief work of fiction (2 wds.) |
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| Conservative, after drinks, makes up a tale (5,5) |
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| Right-winger, after drinks, makes up a tale (5,5) |
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| Not a tall tale (5,5) |
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| Spirits depressing Conservative voter's tale |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Jul 2023 |
| Drams taken with party person? That's less than novel |
The Guardian Cryptic |
06 Jun 2023 |
| One of 11 in Brandon Taylor's book 'Filthy Animals' |
USA Today |
23 Jul 2022 |
| Raymond Carver specialty |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Oct 2021 |
| Work such as 'The Purloined Letter' (whose author's name is spelled out by this puzzle's purloined letters) |
The Washington Post Sunday |
20 Oct 2019 |
| The boarding house, in a Joycean sense, opens in 7 down with school that's conservative |
Irish Times Crosaire |
03 Dec 2018 |
| Reading for one sitting, perhaps |
USA Today |
20 Feb 2018 |
| Reading for one sitting, perhaps |
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| Narrativ? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Jun 2017 |
| Brief narrative |
Universal |
27 Mar 2017 |
| Poe specialty |
Newsday |
02 Feb 2017 |
| Leggy type from island produced a little white lie perhaps |
Irish Times Crosaire |
05 Jul 2016 |
| Boo! |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Jan 2015 |
| Novel's little brother |
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| *Maupassant forte |
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| *Maupassant forte |
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| "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," e.g. |
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| "The Monkey's Paw," e.g. |
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| "The Monkey's Paw," e.g. |
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| Novel's little brother |
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| WATERFALL ___ BOOK CLUB |
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| O. Henry product |
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| O. Henry specialty |
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| Magazine offering |
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| Poe specialty. |
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| Magazine piece. |
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