| Saint considered the first Christian martyr |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
02 Nov 2025 |
| Mr. Sondheim |
Newsday |
07 Sep 2025 |
| With 24-Across: one of the three "Strangers With Candy" alums who will be reuniting at the New York Comedy Festival in November (the other two are at 16-Down and 26-Down) |
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| English king to walk beside female (7) |
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| The saint of December 26th |
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| ___ Graham, British actor and writer of Adolescence (7) |
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| Theoretical physicist ___ Hawking |
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| King of horror |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
23 May 2025 |
| And 12 Down Snooker player; 2002 Regal Scottish Open tournament winner (7,3) |
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| & 12D Snooker player; 2002 Regal Scottish Open tournament winner (7,3) |
Mirror Quiz |
20 May 2025 |
| ... Tindall, businessman and philanthropist (7) |
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| King of England 1135-54 who seized the throne on the death of Henry I (7) |
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| Star of one-shot film Boiling Point, - Graham (7) |
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| 1135-54 Norman king of England (7) |
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| Tony winner Sondheim |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Apr 2025 |
| - King, famed horror writer (7) |
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| Sugar Goodson in Hulu series A Thousand Blows (7,6) |
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| Snooker's Mr Maguire (7) |
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| King who wrote "The Shining" |
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| _ King, author of horror classics The Shining and Carrie (7) |
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| 1990, 1992-96 and 1999 World Snooker Championship winner (7,6) |
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| ___ Mulhern, host of British version of Deal or No Deal (7) |
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| Writer, - King |
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| ___ Hawking, UK physicist (7) |
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| 12th-century king of England (7) |
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| In 2009, which physicist hosted a cocktail party at the University of Cambridge for time travellers, buying in balloons, champagne and nibbles, and sending out invitations the following day? (7,7) |
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| 12th-century English king |
The Times Concise |
04 Nov 2024 |
| "Carrie" author - King |
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| _Harper author and producer of fine m angling books (7) |
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| Hugh's comedy partner |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
19 Oct 2024 |
| Snooker's ___ Hendry (7) |
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| ____ 72 Across, author who also wrote as Richard Bachman |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
01 Oct 2024 |
| Author of stage plays Shout Across the River and Strawberry Fields |
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| & 24A Author of stage plays Shout Across the River and Strawberry Fields (7,9) |
Mirror Quiz |
25 Sep 2024 |
| Mr Fry put foot on female party member (7) |
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| Comedy writing partner of Ricky Gervais, _ Merchant (7) |
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| Host of ITV reality show The Fortune Hotel (7,6) |
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| Prolific American horror author, _ King (7) |
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| First name of Mr Merchant who co- wrote The Office, Extras and Life's Too Short (7) |
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| - - - Mulhern, Catchphrase host |
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| Boy is wicked pest to bird (7) |
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| UK physicist and A Brief History of Time author: - Hawking |
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| ___ Lang, star of films Old Man and Mid-century (7) |
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| Fry rank chicken? (7) |
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| Snooker's Mr Hendry (7) |
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| ___ King, U.S. author (7) |
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| Actor ____ Baldwin |
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| Horror writer King |
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| King of England from 1135-54 (7) |
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| King of England from 1135-54 |
Mirror Quiz |
23 Feb 2024 |
| ___ Hawking, late physicist (7) |
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| He keeps free-ranging pet hens (7) |
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| - Sondheim, late composer (7) |
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| _ Mulhern, presenter of the resurrected Deal Or No Deal (7) |
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| Scientist's flight-component placed on two birds with clipped wings |
The Guardian Cryptic |
27 Dec 2023 |
| Scientist's flight-component placed on two birds with clipped wings (7,7) |
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| Comedian, - - - Fry |
Mirror Tea Time |
01 Dec 2023 |
| English king with broody female on stage |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 May 2023 |
| Colbert of late-night |
LA Times Daily |
12 Apr 2023 |
| ___ Mokoka, South African long-distance runner who set the world record in the ultramarathon in 2022 |
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| King, when retiring, strokes bird |
The Guardian Cryptic |
08 Dec 2022 |
| With 49 Across, author of 27/38/47 Across |
Newsday |
20 Oct 2022 |
| Hawking, say, with bird following animals around |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Jul 2022 |
| King of Maine |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jul 2022 |
| King of England, 1135–54 |
The Guardian Quick |
02 Jul 2022 |
| Composer Sondheim |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jun 2022 |
| Monarch once put foot down on female party member? |
The Guardian Cryptic |
09 May 2022 |
| Man exposing pecker on stage |
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| "Company" composer Sondheim |
Universal |
10 Jan 2022 |
| ___ Collins, "Revolution" actor who starred in "7th Heaven" as Eric Camden |
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| He's commemorated on December 26th |
Irish Times Simplex |
21 Aug 2021 |
| ___ Graham Jones, Native American writer who authored "The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong" |
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| ___ Curry, Golden State Warriors point guard whose father Dell Curry played for the Charlotte Hornets in the '90s |
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| ___ Hillenburg, animator who created the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants" |
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| King of Maine |
LA Times Daily |
14 Feb 2021 |
| King of Maine |
The Washington Post |
14 Feb 2021 |
| Martyr succeeded after that, retaining record |
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| Songwriter Sondheim |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Aug 2020 |
| He's commemorated on December 26th |
Irish Times Simplex |
04 Jun 2020 |
| ___ Curry, one of the highest-paid NBA players of 2019 who is a point guard for the Golden State Warriors |
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| He gets a bird on flight |
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| Hawking — quietly he kept gun outside |
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| Saint whose feast day is December 26 in the West |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
22 Dec 2019 |
| Man remembered on Boxing Day taking walk with female |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Dec 2019 |
| ___ Amell, actor who portrays Green Arrow in the superhero TV show "Arrow" |
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| Fry, say, chicken after favourite starter of salmon's revolting |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Aug 2019 |
| Old king to tread on chicken |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 May 2019 |
| St Wenceslas's feast day? |
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| Old king has put foot down over broody female |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 May 2019 |
| ___ Amell, actor who plays Green Arrow in "Arrow" which is a part of the Arrowverse |
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| See 12 |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
23 Dec 2018 |
| King with a macabre bent |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Aug 2018 |
| Boy makes move in dance with girl |
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| Leacock or Harper |
Canadiana |
14 May 2018 |
| _____Harper ( Elected PM in 2006 ) |
Canadiana |
30 Apr 2018 |
| King with a macabre bent |
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| Quipster Colbert |
USA Today |
08 Nov 2017 |
| Colbert of talk TV |
USA Today |
15 Oct 2017 |
| Doctor Strange's first name |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Aug 2017 |
| King of fiction |
The Washington Post |
14 Jun 2017 |
| King of fiction |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jun 2017 |
| Quipster Colbert |
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| King of fiction |
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| Colbert of talk TV |
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| King who has feast after Christmas? |
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| Big name in late-night |
New York Times |
06 May 2016 |
| King of fiction |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Oct 2015 |
| Man to walk ahead of gossipy female |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Apr 2015 |
| King or Crane |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Mar 2015 |
| Colbert or Sondheim |
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| King or Sondheim |
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| First Christian martyr |
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| Comical Colbert |
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| King with dreadful subjects |
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| King of horror |
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| With 65 Across, theorist on the phenomena at and around this puzzle's central square |
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| King of fiction |
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| Colbert who wrote "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" |
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| Crane or King |
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| King with revolting subjects |
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| King famous for frightening people |
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| King of the macabre |
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| With 8-Across, comic named one of Time's "100 most influential people" in 2006 |
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| Songwriter Sondheim |
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| King or Sondheim |
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| "Swanee" composer Foster |
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| King or Hawking |
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| Last Norman king of England, 1135-1154 |
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| Name of nine popes |
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| King of horror |
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| His feast day is December 26 |
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| King or Sondheim |
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| King of horrors |
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| "Portrait of the Artist" youth |
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| Novelist King |
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| One of the acting Baldwins |
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| Young teacher of 24 Down |
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| Mr. Sondheim |
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| Hungary's first king |
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| Virginia Woolf, née ___ |
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| Songwriter Sondheim |
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| Crane or Spender |
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| Man's name meaning crown. |
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| He was stoned to death. |
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| Composer Foster. |
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| Debater Douglas. |
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| Grandson of William the Conqueror. |
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| Democrat Mitchell. |
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| Pavement singer Malkmus |
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| Name meaning crown. |
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