| Smutty pair of ducks kept in pen |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
24 Apr 2026 |
| Sweep's friend (5) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
12 Feb 2026 |
| Like Santa's suit, presumably |
The Atlantic |
26 Jan 2026 |
| Like a flue |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jan 2026 |
| TV puppet whose pals include Sweep the dog |
The Times Specialist |
19 Jan 2026 |
| Covered in dust from a fireplace |
The Times Concise |
11 Oct 2025 |
| Famous glove-puppet character |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
09 Jun 2025 |
| Like chimneys |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Jun 2025 |
| Puppet character create: by Harry Corbett in 1948 (5) |
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| Like a chimney |
LA Times Daily |
27 Apr 2025 |
| Like a filthy flue |
New York Times |
27 Feb 2025 |
| So, toy could be a glove puppet? |
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| Needing a good sweeping |
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| Dirty, like a chimney |
New York Times |
23 Dec 2024 |
| Which puppet did Harry Corbett manipulate on TV? (5) |
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| Sweep's friend covered in coal dust (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
18 Dec 2024 |
| Famous glove puppet (5) |
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| Dirty from having cleaned a chimney? |
The Telegraph Mini |
09 Dec 2024 |
| Like a chimney sweep's laundry |
LA Times Mini |
01 Dec 2024 |
| Ducks into a swine of a place with a puppet! (5) |
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| A 51 Down |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Oct 2024 |
| Puppet covered with chimney dust... (5) |
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| Like Santa after Christmas, presumably |
New York Times |
01 Sep 2024 |
| Yellow bear puppet (5) |
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| Like Santa's laundry |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Aug 2024 |
| Being black, is also upset in extremes of sobriety (5) |
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| Like chimneys |
New York Times |
04 Jul 2024 |
| Chimney description |
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| Needing a good sweep |
Newsday |
11 May 2024 |
| Glove puppet created by Harry Corbett in 1955 (5) |
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| Sweep's puppet friend |
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| Black ducks in the pig pen (5) |
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| Yellow puppet alongside Sweep and Soo |
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| Like Santa after a delivery, maybe |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Feb 2024 |
| Soiled from smoke |
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| ___ and Sweep, TV puppets (5) |
Puzzler |
31 Dec 2023 |
| Covered with coal dust (5) |
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| Black, as a flue |
Newsday |
10 Oct 2023 |
| Like a chimney sweep's uniform |
Universal |
02 Oct 2023 |
| 6 and his girlfriend extremely tipsy |
The Guardian Cryptic |
24 Aug 2023 |
| Needing a sweep |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jul 2023 |
| Like Santa's laundry |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Feb 2023 |
| Like a dirty chimney |
Universal |
29 Jan 2023 |
| Like a smokestack |
LA Times Daily |
18 Apr 2022 |
| Like a smokestack |
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| Like Santa's suit |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Dec 2021 |
| Like unclean chimneys |
Universal |
22 Dec 2021 |
| Like Santa's suit |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Aug 2021 |
| Smokestack-like |
Newsday |
19 Aug 2021 |
| Like Dick Van Dyke when singing 'Chim Chim Cher-ee' |
New York Times |
22 Apr 2021 |
| Like Santa after entering a house, perhaps |
New York Times |
18 Mar 2021 |
| In need of a sweep |
LA Times Daily |
31 Jul 2020 |
| In need of a sweep |
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| Dirty, as from a flue |
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| Like a chimney sweep after work |
Universal |
03 Jul 2020 |
| Like the "Step in Time" singers in "Mary Poppins" |
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| Like the 'Step in Time' singers in 'Mary Poppins' |
New York Times |
12 Dec 2019 |
| Like Santa's laundry |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Nov 2019 |
| Black, as a chimney flue |
Newsday |
04 Nov 2019 |
| Like a black chimney |
Premier Sunday |
29 Sep 2019 |
| Like a flue symptom |
Newsday |
26 Sep 2019 |
| Like a chimney needing sweeping |
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| Like a chimney needing sweeping |
LA Times Daily |
12 Aug 2019 |
| Covered in black dust |
The Times Concise |
16 Jul 2019 |
| Like an unswept chimney |
USA Today |
12 Jun 2019 |
| In need of sweeping |
USA Today |
12 May 2019 |
| Like dirty chimneys |
Premier Sunday |
05 May 2019 |
| Like chimneys |
New York Times |
02 May 2019 |
| Like a dirty chimney |
USA Today |
07 Apr 2019 |
| Like an unswept chimney |
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| Like a chimney needing sweeping |
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| Like a dirty chimney |
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| In need of sweeping |
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| Like chimneys |
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| Needing a chimney sweep |
Newsday |
31 Oct 2018 |
| Black pen for penning love letters? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
21 Sep 2018 |
| Like a chimney sweep |
LA Times Daily |
04 Sep 2018 |
| Like a chimney sweep |
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| Like Santa's suit on December 26 |
New York Times |
14 Jan 2018 |
| Like a chimney sweep |
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| Like Santa's suit on December 26 |
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| Like Santa's laundry |
Universal |
08 Nov 2017 |
| Blackened, as a chimney flue |
Newsday |
09 Oct 2017 |
| Like Santa's suit |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Jun 2017 |
| Like a well-used chimney |
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| Black, in a way |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Feb 2017 |
| Like a well-used chimney |
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| Like Santa's laundry |
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| Like a dirty chimney |
Universal |
29 Dec 2016 |
| Like Santa's suit on Christmas day |
Universal |
09 Dec 2016 |
| Black, as a chimney |
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| Like a chimney sweep |
New York Times |
29 Mar 2016 |
| What Santa gets? |
USA Today |
12 Feb 2016 |
| Dirty like Santa's suit |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jan 2016 |
| What Santa gets? |
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| Like a dirty chimney |
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| Like Bert, for much of 'Mary Poppins' |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Dec 2015 |
| Like Santa's duds |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Apr 2015 |
| Black, as a chimney flue |
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| Like Bert, for much of "Mary Poppins" |
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| Like Santa's suit |
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| Like a well-used chimney |
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| In need of a sweep, perhaps |
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| Needing a good sweep? |
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| Like Santa's laundry |
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| Like Santa after his rounds, perhaps |
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| Black, as a flue |
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| Like used fire irons |
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| Like a chimney sweep's outfit |
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| Like chimney sweeps |
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| Like a blackened chimney |
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| Like 26-Down's suit on Dec. 26 |
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| Like a chimney sweep |
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| Like Santa's suit on Christmas Day |
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| Like Santa's suit on Christmas morning |
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| Like most chimneys |
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| Like a chimney |
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| Like Santa's suit after going through the chimney |
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| Blackened, as a chimney |
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| Like Santa on Christmas morning? |
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| Blackened |
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| Like a smokestack |
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| Like Santa's boots |
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| Black, as a chimney |
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| Like dirty chimneys |
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| Black, in a way |
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| Like a well-used chimney |
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| Black, in a way |
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| Like Santa's suit on December 26 |
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| Like sweep hands? |
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| Like many flues |
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| Like a dirty chimney |
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| Like a smokestack |
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| Like many old fireplaces |
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| Like Santa after a delivery |
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| Flue-stricken? |
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| Flue-stricken? |
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| In need of a sweep |
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| Like smokestacks |
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| Black |
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| Like a filthy chimney |
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| Like Santa after his rounds, maybe |
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| Like Santa on Christmas Eve, probably |
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| Fresh from the chimney, perhaps |
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| Like Santa's suit on December 26th |
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| Like smokestacks |
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| Dirty, as a chimney |
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| Like Santa's suit on December 26th |
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| Black, as a chimney |
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| Needing sweeping |
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| Like many chimneys |
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| Like ashes |
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| Like an unclean sweep |
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| Like Santa after struggling through a chimney |
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| Like Santa after struggling through a chimney |
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| Like a dirty chimney |
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| Like a neglected chimney |
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| Like many chimneys |
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| Like chimneys |
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| Like Santa on Christmas Eve? |
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| Blackened by fire |
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| Like Santa's suit on Dec. 26 |
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| Like many chimneys |
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| Like Santa on Christmas morning? |
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| Like a Chimney sweep |
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| What Santa gets for climbing down the chimney? |
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| Like a sweep's clothes |
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| Like a sweep |
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| Black, as a chimney |
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| Like a sweep's uniform |
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| Like Santa after work |
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| Like Santa's suit on December 26th |
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| Like Santa's outfit on December 26 |
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| Like a chimney sweep |
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| Chimney sweep's condition |
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| Coated with carbon |
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| Like some terns |
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| Black, as a chimney |
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| Blackish |
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| Fuliginous |
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| Black |
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| Like a chimney |
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| Like a flue |
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| Soiled, in a way |
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| Begrimed |
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| Smudged |
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| Like a chimney flue |
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| Fuliginous. |
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| Like a chimney sweep. |
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| Describing urban air. |
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| Covered with grime. |
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| Begrimed. |
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| Black. |
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| Grimed. |
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| Smoggy. |
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| "The ___ flag of Acheron"—Milton. |
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