| Word-based contest, and what the starred answers are doing, collectively, when read as clues for single letters |
USA Today |
21 Jul 2026 |
| Worker of wizardry perhaps in test of lexicographical knowledge? |
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| Magic buzzer for children's competition (8,3) |
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| Word competition's queen of magic? |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
13 Feb 2025 |
| Suggesting buzzer for competition |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Jan 2025 |
| ...this countrywide grade-schoolers' contest was first held |
Newsday |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Pens legible translation in contest (8,3) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
29 Dec 2024 |
| Competition in which contestants relay how words are formed (8,3) |
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| Scripps event that commences May 28, 2024 |
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| Classroom contest |
Newsday |
05 Mar 2024 |
| Charming word game? (8,3) |
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| Magic worker in children's competition |
The Telegraph Toughie |
18 May 2021 |
| Classroom competition |
Newsday |
01 Nov 2017 |
| *Annual kids' competition aired by ESPN |
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| *Annual kids' competition aired by ESPN |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jul 2017 |
| *Annual kids' competition aired by ESPN |
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| Character-building event? |
New York Times |
04 Jul 2015 |
| Character-building event? |
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| Grade-school contest |
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| Classroom contest |
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| Where to hear letters recited |
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| Letter-perfect school event |
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| Competition for witches? |
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| Competition for witches? |
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| Where to hear letters recited |
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| Apis abecedarius? |
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| Where to hear letters recited |
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| Where to hear letters recited |
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| Orthography experts' newspaper? |
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| Intelligent insect? |
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| School-auditorium event |
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| Quilting party for Tori? |
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| Quilting party for Tori? |
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| Elimination contest |
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| Grade school contest |
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| National event where this puzzle's final words were used |
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| Student competition |
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| Schoolroom contest |
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| In the 2005 national one, the winning word was "appoggiatura" |
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| Schoolroom contest |
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| In the 2005 national one, the winning word was "appoggiatura" |
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| It doesn't sting |
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| Classroom contest |
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| Tori's social group? |
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| Word contest |
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| Classroom competition |
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| Cacographer's nightmare |
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| Relative of a talking horse |
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| Orthographic contest. |
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| School competition. |
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| School event. |
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| Contest of a sort. |
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