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The Telegraph Quick |
31 Aug 2025 |
| Evil hypnotist in George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby (8) |
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| Swede corrupted Gail - he's a bad influence (8) |
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| Old Bob manipulated leaving sinister controller |
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| Evil type cooking veg with snail! (8) |
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| Controller is upset about mercenary seizing Government |
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| Nags vile, weird and sinister controller (8) |
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| Hypnotist in 1895 George du Maurier novel Trilby |
Mirror Quiz |
11 May 2025 |
| Galvanise act to do without a puppet master (8) |
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| Sinister mentor |
Newsday |
06 Feb 2025 |
| Person who, with evil intent, controls the mind of another (8) |
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| Son leaving a mess, charming chap! |
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| Mesmerising guru, one accompanying Scandinavian lass (8) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
19 Dec 2024 |
| Evil manipulator of fiction |
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| Sinister mastermind |
The Times Concise |
21 Nov 2024 |
| Controlling figure succeeded; very English - The Greatest! |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Nov 2024 |
| Much-loved manager good, the greatest controlling coach! |
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| Sinister and controlling person named after a George du Maurier character |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
18 Aug 2024 |
| Sinister controller sang evil rendition |
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| Sinister controlling person (8) |
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| Who is the villain of the 1894 novel Trilby, by George du Maurier? (8) |
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| Manipulative guru |
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| Last of victims leaving corrupt control freak |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
20 Apr 2024 |
| Charmer |
The Guardian Quick |
23 Feb 2024 |
| Succeeded leaving drunk, manipulative person |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Jan 2024 |
| Succeeded leaving drunk, manipulative person (8) |
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| A mentor who dominates and controls another person (8) |
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| Charmer in Swede, one after girl |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Dec 2023 |
| Charmer in Swede, one after girl (8) |
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| Trilby hypnotist |
The Times Concise |
06 Aug 2023 |
| Anagram of LEAVINGS |
Newsday |
01 Jul 2023 |
| Character created by George du Maurier; it has come to mean a manipulative older man |
The Guardian Weekend |
13 May 2023 |
| Mesmeric character close to tears leaving ground |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Dec 2022 |
| Controlling type |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Nov 2022 |
| Succeeded leaving awful manipulative fellow |
The Telegraph Toughie |
02 Nov 2022 |
| Regularly save genial criminal influencer |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Oct 2022 |
| Sinister influence of seconds, see, on English boxer |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Sep 2022 |
| Spiritual leader leaving out powerful influencer |
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| Spiritual leader leaving out powerful influencer |
The Guardian Cryptic |
16 Sep 2022 |
| Laundress finally leaving wicked hypnotist |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Aug 2022 |
| One who seduces and exploits young women — eg anvils (anag) |
The Guardian Quick |
20 Jul 2022 |
| Charmer leaving snakes under schoolboy's cap |
The Times Cryptic |
02 Feb 2022 |
| Controlling sinister character in George du Maurier’s Trilby |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
08 Aug 2021 |
| Very genial snakes under cap of snake charmer |
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| A compelling figure in orchestration, Gil Evans |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Feb 2021 |
| Leaving work after starting something for sinister controller |
Irish Times Crosaire |
04 Jan 2021 |
| Spiritual leader leaving out charmer |
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| Bad musician sang -- vile wobbling |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Nov 2020 |
| Manipulative type lives corruptly around north Georgia |
The Times Cryptic |
30 Sep 2020 |
| George du Maurier character who controls Trilby |
Irish Times Simplex |
03 Jun 2020 |
| The mesmeric musician Vangelis is stupefying |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 May 2020 |
| Leaving drunk after bender with sinister controller |
Irish Times Crosaire |
20 Apr 2020 |
| Nag Elvis about Col Tom Parker? |
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| Evil manipulator |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Aug 2019 |
| Character created by George du Maurier |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
20 May 2019 |
| Master manipulator |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Apr 2019 |
| Sinister manipulator |
The Times Concise |
18 Jan 2019 |
| Evil manipulator |
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| Sinister manipulator |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Dec 2018 |
| School doctor leaving with sinister controller |
Irish Times Crosaire |
28 Dec 2018 |
| Evil hypnotist's son leaving to reform |
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| Character in George Du Maurier's 'Trilby' |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
18 Nov 2018 |
| Awful snag with evil character seeking control |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Oct 2018 |
| Sinister controller |
The Times Concise |
21 Aug 2018 |
| Mistress finally leaving terrible control freak |
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| Sinister manipulator |
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| Manipulative type |
New York Times |
13 Aug 2017 |
| Sinister guru |
Universal |
15 May 2017 |
| Person exerting sinister control over another |
The Times Concise |
07 Feb 2017 |
| In Latin, I came to collect girl supporting school's head (controlling person) |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Jan 2017 |
| Sinister guru |
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| Manipulative type |
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| Mesmeric manipulator |
Newsday |
29 Oct 2016 |
| Evil manager leaving foremost of strikers out |
The Times Cryptic |
10 Jul 2016 |
| Hypnotist of fiction |
Universal |
01 Apr 2016 |
| Swede — one without delay looking up hypnotist? |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Mar 2016 |
| Son leaving out du Maurier character |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Sep 2015 |
| Person who exerts total mental control over another |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
05 Jul 2015 |
| Sinister mentor |
Universal |
22 Mar 2015 |
| Sinister mentor |
Newsday |
09 Jan 2015 |
| Scandinavian boy and girl, first to identify evil manipulator |
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| Sinister mentor |
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| Sinister mentor |
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| Epitome of an evil manipulator |
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| Scandinavian boy and girl, first to identify evil manipulator |
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| Sinister, manipulative type |
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| Fictional hypnotist |
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| Crafty manipulator |
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| Evil hypnotist of fiction |
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| Amorous manager's given girl one – he's very persuasive |
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| Hypnotist close to tears, upset leaving |
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| Fictional hypnotist |
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| One who dominates another by sheer force of personality |
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| Malevolent manipulator |
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| Evil hypnotist of fiction |
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| Evil hypnotist of fiction |
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| Evil hypnotist in "Trilby" |
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| "Trilby" villain |
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| Sinister, manipulative type |
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| "Trilby" hypnotist |
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| "Trilby" hypnotist |
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| Evil hypnotist of fiction |
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| Sinister, manipulative type |
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| Du Maurier's evil hypnotist |
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| Hypnotist of fiction |
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| Crafty persuader |
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| Charmer leaving snakes under schoolboy's cap |
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| "Trilby" character |
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| Bad influence |
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| He hypnotized Trilby. |
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| Trouble for Trilby. |
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| George du Maurier villain. |
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| Character in "Trilby." |
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| Anyone with evil influence. |
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| Crafty manipulator |
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| Trilby's mesmerizer. |
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| Wilton Lackaye's famous role. |
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| He controlled Trilby by hypnotism. |
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| Villain in "Trilby." |
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