| Tacky (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
23 Aug 2025 |
| Muggy (inf) (6) |
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| Having the property of glue |
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| Problematic adhesive (6) |
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| ___ Fingers, 1971 rock album with cover artwork by Andy Warhol (6) |
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| ___ Notes, handy paper tool that helps you stay productive by jotting down quick ideas and reminders |
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| Wicket, fingers or end? (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
17 Jun 2025 |
| Heartless spy accepts credit, making situation awkward (6) |
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| Like fly paper or taffy |
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| Has rhubarb such stalks? (6) |
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| ____-back plastic, Blue Peter essential |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
23 Apr 2025 |
| The clinging type can be difficult (6) |
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| With 58-Across, predicament, and a description of both halves of the starred answers |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Apr 2025 |
| Glutinous (6) |
Puzzler |
22 Feb 2025 |
| A convulsion in heaven is awkward |
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| Such a situation as you're in when up a gum tree? (6) |
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| Tacky like rig putty (6) |
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| It's like a bun or beak, Rod (6) |
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| Describing the situation of those in a jam? (6) |
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| Clingy |
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| Viscous |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Oct 2024 |
| Awkward as the situation when the paint's not dry (6) |
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| Viscid |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Sep 2024 |
| Texture that clings to your fingers, like gum and honey |
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| Unpleasant jerk bedded down in loft (6) |
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| Adhesive, gummy |
Mirror Classic |
29 Aug 2024 |
| Ricky Stuart's nickname (6) |
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| Difficult to shake off, which is awkward (6) |
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| Adhesive, tacky |
The Times Concise |
05 Jun 2024 |
| Yummy dessert: - date pudding |
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| Tacky to touch (6) |
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| Situation you're in when up a gum tree? |
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| Tenacious broadcaster buying Twitch (6) |
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| Gummy, tacky (6) |
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| Gooey, like dace eggs (6) |
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| Like honey and double-sided tape |
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| (& 2-down) Awkward night out, perhaps, turns up including a forgotten sweet (6,4,7) |
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| Gummy |
The Guardian Quick |
12 Jan 2024 |
| Awkward jerk taken in by broadcaster (6) |
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| Awkward (moment) (6) |
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| Awkward (moment) |
The Guardian Quick |
30 Nov 2023 |
| Sort of wicket fingered by a kleptomaniac? (6) |
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| Humid, awkward or adhesive |
The Guardian Speedy |
22 Jan 2023 |
| Hot and humid |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Aug 2022 |
| Awkward moment in case of surgery |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Apr 2022 |
| A difficult place to be - or bat? |
The Guardian Weekend |
16 Apr 2022 |
| Like bubble gum and molasses |
USA Today |
20 Feb 2022 |
| ___ balls, game from "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" featuring velcro suits and red balls |
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| Oppressive; tacky |
The Guardian Speedy |
25 Jul 2021 |
| Difficult year following criticism |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 May 2021 |
| Awkward, as a situation |
Newsday |
23 Feb 2021 |
| Tacky; awkward |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Dec 2020 |
| Tacky |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Oct 2020 |
| Like flypaper |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Jun 2019 |
| Viscid |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 May 2019 |
| Gluey |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Apr 2019 |
| Glutinous, gooey |
The Times Concise |
14 Aug 2018 |
| Like a wet lollipop |
USA Today |
04 Jun 2018 |
| Difficult adhesive |
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| Like a wet lollipop |
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| Awkward? Cane boy's bottom |
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| Awkward; tacky |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Nov 2016 |
| Adhesive, gluey |
Irish Times Simplex |
25 Jul 2016 |
| Complicated |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2016 |
| Unpleasant moment in confines of study |
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| Complicated |
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| Awkward |
New York Times |
18 Jun 2015 |
| Awkward |
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| Difficult to get on with youth leader |
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| Like licked lollies |
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| Like glue |
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| Check into an empty Savoy. It's close |
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| Difficult, as a situation |
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| Awkward moment in second year |
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| Awkward |
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| Difficult |
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| Hard to let go of |
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| Like glue or paste |
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| Awkward, as a situation |
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| Difficult |
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| Difficult |
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| Kind of wicket? |
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| Kind of wicket? |
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| Mucilaginous |
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| Like a frog's tongue |
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| Toughish |
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| Like some situations |
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| Awkward moment in case of surgery |
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| Gummy |
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| Like a wet lollipop |
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| Hard to open |
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| Like some situations |
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| ___ wicket (tough spot) |
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| Like resin |
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| Like some wickets |
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| ___ wicket |
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| Difficult: Colloq. |
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| Humid, as weather. |
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| Troublesome |
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| Adhesive. |
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