| Untimely disclosure in peril - so disorganised |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
14 Aug 2025 |
| Info that ruins the ending |
Commuter |
22 Jul 2025 |
| Tbsp. oil eradicates/seals unwanted leak |
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| Aerodynamic flap fitted to high-performance cars |
The Times Concise |
23 Jun 2025 |
| Annoyance in the middle of a season, perhaps |
New York Times |
07 Jun 2025 |
| Who did it, to someone who hasn't seen a whodunit |
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| Movie ruiner |
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| Aerodynamic device that might come with an alert (7) |
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| Car's aerofoil (7) |
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| Special device used to lubricate aerofoil (7) |
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| Unwelcome revelation seen on back of car (7) |
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| Plot give-away (7) |
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| Person wrecking car's deflector (7) |
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| "___ alert!" (what one might exclaim before talking about a new movie) |
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| Plot ruiner |
New York Times |
21 Jul 2024 |
| Car's air deflector (7) |
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| Aerodynamic device (7) |
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| Vehicle's air deflector (7) |
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| One reveals a plot (7) |
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| "Darth Vader is Luke's father," e.g. |
USA Today |
27 Dec 2023 |
| "Darth Vader is Luke's father," e. g. |
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| "___ alert!" |
Universal |
03 Jul 2023 |
| '___ alert . . .' |
USA Today |
26 Sep 2022 |
| “Darth Vader is Luke’s father,” e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Apr 2022 |
| "It was a dream," say, for a movie |
Universal |
18 Mar 2022 |
| Unwanted information, usually |
The Washington Post |
20 Feb 2021 |
| Unwanted information, usually |
LA Times Daily |
20 Feb 2021 |
| Airfoil which reveals plot |
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| Pliers somehow gripping ring device assisting plane's descent |
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| “The apes’ planet is Earth,” e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
23 May 2020 |
| One ruining device that lowers lift |
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| '68-Across is DYES,' for example |
USA Today |
21 Mar 2020 |
| Destructive person causing flap |
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| Disclosure of plot to overindulge head of state |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Oct 2019 |
| Overindulgent type who gives the game away |
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| Unwanted plot giveaway |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jun 2019 |
| One in senior nursing post is type who ruins things |
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| Unwanted plot giveaway |
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| Giveaway section on flier |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 Sep 2018 |
| 'Rosebud is a sled,' e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Sep 2018 |
| Returning engineer flaps about nothing — one who says too much |
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| 'Darth Vader is Luke's father,' e.g |
New York Times |
01 Jul 2018 |
| "Darth Vader is Luke's father," e.g. |
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| "Rosebud is a sled," e.g. |
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| One line in translated prose, a giveaway of what's to come |
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| Aerofoil on a fast car |
The Times Concise |
25 May 2017 |
| Movie reviewer's no-no |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Dec 2016 |
| Agents about to steal painting -- it could ruin everything |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Oct 2016 |
| Elizabeth I after kisses, upset about nothing -- movie-goers don't want to see that |
The Telegraph Toughie |
20 Sep 2016 |
| Information that ruins the ending |
LA Times Daily |
12 Sep 2016 |
| Alert follower, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jul 2016 |
| Unwelcome giveaway |
Newsday |
14 May 2016 |
| "The butler did it," maybe |
LA Times Daily |
11 Mar 2016 |
| Alert follower, perhaps |
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| Information that ruins the ending |
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| You may want to stop reading when you see this |
New York Times |
15 Nov 2015 |
| One who has wrecked aerodynamic device |
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| You may want to stop reading when you see this |
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| It ruins the surprise |
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| One who has wrecked aerodynamic device |
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| Reason for an alert |
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| Surprise giveaway? |
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| Unwelcome news |
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| Unread part of a movie review, maybe |
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| "15-Down is TAT," e.g. |
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| Unwanted plot giveaway |
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| Key plot point giveaway |
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| Suspense killer |
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| Ralph Nader in the 2000 election, according to Gore supporters |
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| Ralph Nader in the 2000 election, according to Gore supporters |
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| Third-party candidate, perhaps |
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| Third-party candidate, perhaps |
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| Sporty auto option |
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| Lousy team that wrecks a contender's chances |
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| Minor party candidate, often |
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| Surprise-ruining info |
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| Minor party candidate, often |
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| Plot-info giveaway |
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| Noncontender that beats a pennant race team, e.g. |
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| Noncontender that beats a pennant race team, e.g. |
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| Solution revealer |
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| Auto option |
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| Grandma, at times |
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| Louse |
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| Grandma, at times |
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| Auto option |
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| Solution revealer |
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| Killjoy |
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| Party pooper |
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| Pillager |
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| Team that scores upsets |
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| Plunderer. |
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| Pillager. |
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| Fly in the ointment |
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| Robber. |
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| Depredator. |
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| Indulgent one. |
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