| Circus performer |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Apr 2026 |
| Less exciting |
Newsday |
23 Apr 2026 |
| Milder |
Universal |
15 Nov 2025 |
| Less adventurous rogue back with me on board |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
02 Oct 2025 |
| Less wild |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Sep 2025 |
| Time mare becomes less wild (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
19 Jul 2025 |
| More domesticated (5) |
Mirror Quick |
19 Jul 2025 |
| Not so risqué |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jun 2025 |
| Not so risqu* |
|
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| More domesticated |
The Telegraph Plusword |
21 May 2025 |
| One who works with lions |
|
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| Not so hot |
Newsday |
26 Apr 2025 |
| Circus performer |
New York Times |
26 Apr 2025 |
| Meeker |
|
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| Less wild |
The Telegraph Plusword |
09 Apr 2025 |
| Circus dormer |
|
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| Less wild |
Universal |
23 Mar 2025 |
| Less wild |
Universal |
19 Mar 2025 |
| Less wild mare turned out by first trainer (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
10 Mar 2025 |
| Less wild |
LA Times Mini |
08 Mar 2025 |
| Circus worker |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Mar 2025 |
| Less rowdy |
|
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| Circus worker |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Jan 2025 |
| More conventional |
|
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| More domesticated |
Universal |
17 Dec 2024 |
| More predictable |
LA Times Daily |
17 Nov 2024 |
| Circus worker |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Nov 2024 |
| Animal trainer whose act is less exciting? (5) |
|
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| Less wild |
LA Times Daily |
27 Aug 2024 |
| Less wild |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Aug 2024 |
| Hat about to be brought up by circus performer (5) |
|
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| Less daring |
|
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| Not as wild |
Newsday |
30 Jun 2024 |
| Less wild |
The Telegraph Plusword |
21 Jun 2024 |
| Less wild mare turned out by first trainer (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
18 Jun 2024 |
| A term that's sadly less risque (5) |
|
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| Meat minced by the right circus worker (5) |
|
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| More domesticated queen put on hat (5) |
|
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| Less wild? |
Universal |
09 May 2024 |
| More subdued |
New York Times |
28 Apr 2024 |
| Less spicy, in a way |
LA Times Daily |
24 Mar 2024 |
| Less wild mare turned out by first trainer (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
24 Mar 2024 |
| Less lurid |
|
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| One working with lions? (5) |
|
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| Circus worker with lions |
|
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| The circus performer is not so wild (5) |
|
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| Lion handler |
|
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| More cultivated (5) |
|
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| Performer with lions |
New York Times |
28 Jan 2024 |
| Less wild |
Universal |
28 Jan 2024 |
| Circus worker |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Circus employee with a chair |
|
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| Less risqué |
LA Times Daily |
21 Dec 2023 |
| Lion trainer? (5) |
|
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| Circus performer |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Aug 2023 |
| Less wild |
Newsday |
22 Aug 2023 |
| Lion ___ (circus performer) |
USA Today |
20 Jul 2023 |
| Wild animal trainer |
The Guardian Quick |
24 Jun 2023 |
| Onetime Ringling Brothers employee |
New York Times |
11 Jun 2023 |
| Less wild |
New York Times |
01 Jun 2023 |
| Circus performer |
Thomas Joseph |
16 May 2023 |
| Not as fierce |
New York Times |
04 May 2023 |
| Less wild |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2023 |
| Less wild |
Universal |
20 Mar 2023 |
| Less wild |
Universal |
22 Jan 2023 |
| Less controversial |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Dec 2022 |
| Not as adventurous |
New York Times |
10 Dec 2022 |
| Not as adventurous |
New York Times |
10 Dec 2022 |
| Circus performer |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Oct 2022 |
| More domesticated |
|
|
| Circus worker |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Jul 2022 |
| More docile |
Newsday |
20 Jul 2022 |
| More domesticated |
Universal |
08 Jul 2022 |
| Not as scintillating |
Newsday |
04 Mar 2022 |
| Less wild |
Universal |
01 Mar 2022 |
| Lion __ |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Lion __ |
|
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| More dull, rug sent back by Queen |
The Times Cryptic |
07 Dec 2021 |
| Like PG movies, compared to PG-13 movies |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Sep 2021 |
| Less racy |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Sep 2021 |
| Lion ___ |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2021 |
| One who can bridle at Americans somewhat |
|
|
| Less feral |
Universal |
18 Mar 2021 |
| Not as exciting |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Mar 2021 |
| Not as unruly |
New York Times |
28 Feb 2021 |
| Horse whisperer, e.g |
New York Times |
08 Feb 2021 |
| Circus performer |
New York Times |
24 Nov 2020 |
| Circus worker |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Aug 2020 |
| First person invading pitch is easier to handle |
|
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| Less wild |
New York Times |
05 Jul 2020 |
| More domesticated |
USA Today |
18 Jun 2020 |
| Employee in a tent |
|
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| More domesticated |
Newsday |
19 Aug 2019 |
| Less feral |
Premier Sunday |
19 May 2019 |
| Less exciting |
Newsday |
03 Apr 2019 |
| Fiddle, without piano, becoming more mellow |
|
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| Circus star |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Dec 2018 |
| Worker with big cats |
USA Today |
12 Nov 2018 |
| Circus whip-cracker |
USA Today |
18 Sep 2018 |
| Whip-and-chair wielder |
USA Today |
26 Aug 2018 |
| Circus performer |
Universal |
06 Aug 2018 |
| Worker with a whip |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jul 2018 |
| Tear furiously around master circus employee |
|
|
| Not so scintillating |
Newsday |
27 May 2018 |
| Lion controller |
Universal |
10 May 2018 |
| Less risqué |
New York Times |
27 Mar 2018 |
| Circus performer |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Feb 2018 |
| Circus whip-cracker |
New York Times |
26 Feb 2018 |
| Circus employee |
|
|
| Worker with circus lions |
Newsday |
22 Jan 2018 |
| Master, after losing son, becomes more gentle |
|
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| Circus performer |
|
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| Worker with a whip |
|
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| Worker with big cats |
|
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| Whip-and-chair wielder |
|
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| Circus whip-cracker |
|
|
| Circus whip-cracker |
|
|
| Less risqué |
|
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| Lion controller |
|
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| Less feral |
New York Times |
13 Sep 2017 |
| More docile sailor kidnaps me |
|
|
| Less likely to bite |
USA Today |
13 Jul 2017 |
| Performer with animal has monkey around not keeping quiet |
|
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| Performer with animal has monkey around not keeping quiet |
The Times Cryptic |
23 May 2017 |
| Sailor hugged most excellent circus employee |
|
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| Not so Wild West Americans admit to |
|
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| Less likely to bite |
|
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| Less feral |
|
|
| Better at heeling, say |
LA Times Daily |
25 Aug 2016 |
| Not as scintillating |
Newsday |
21 Aug 2016 |
| Big-top figure |
Universal |
19 Aug 2016 |
| Big Top performer |
Universal |
02 Aug 2016 |
| Circus animal handler |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jul 2016 |
| Less wild |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Jun 2016 |
| Circus employee |
|
|
| Worker with a whip |
USA Today |
16 Mar 2016 |
| Big Top performer |
|
|
| Big-top figure |
|
|
| Circus animal handler |
|
|
| Better at heeling, say |
|
|
| Less scintillating |
Newsday |
20 Nov 2015 |
| Dog whisperer, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Oct 2015 |
| Not so exciting |
The Times Concise |
14 Sep 2015 |
| More subdued |
Newsday |
27 Aug 2015 |
| Not as wild |
Newsday |
22 Jul 2015 |
| Not as exciting |
New York Times |
31 May 2015 |
| Not as wild |
USA Today |
03 Feb 2015 |
| Less zesty |
Newsday |
31 Jan 2015 |
| Big top figure |
|
|
| Not as exciting |
|
|
| Less feral |
|
|
| Not as wild |
|
|
| Less scintillating |
|
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| Less zesty |
|
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| More subdued |
|
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| Less difficult to control |
|
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| Dog whisperer, e.g. |
|
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| Not as wild |
|
|
| Whip-wielding performer |
|
|
| Horse whisperer, e.g. |
|
|
| Performer with lions |
|
|
| Lion __ |
|
|
| Person with a whip |
|
|
| Circus star |
|
|
| Worker with show tigers |
|
|
| Less likely to bite fiddle with no piano |
|
|
| One may work with a chair |
|
|
| Bronco buster |
|
|
| Circus performer |
|
|
| Circus employee |
|
|
| Less wild |
|
|
| Less exciting |
|
|
| Circus chairman? |
|
|
| One may work with a chair |
|
|
| Circus employee |
|
|
| Circus employee |
|
|
| Less violent |
|
|
| Circus animal handler |
|
|
| Worker with a whip |
|
|
| Circus chairman? |
|
|
| Less wild |
|
|
| Big-top star |
|
|
| Worker with a whip |
|
|
| Animal handler |
|
|
| Circus employee |
|
|
| Circus employee with a whip |
|
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| Bronco buster |
|
|
| Circus employee |
|
|
| Whip-cracker |
|
|
| More tractable |
|
|
| Less savage |
|
|
| One using a breaking system? |
|
|
| Chair man? |
|
|
| Less hot, as chili |
|
|
| Circus chairperson? |
|
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| Chair person? |
|
|
| Whip snapper |
|
|
| Chair holder, at times |
|
|
| Whip-cracker |
|
|
| Circus figure |
|
|
| More docile |
|
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| More docile |
|
|
| Animal trainer |
|
|
| Person who knows how to crack the whip |
|
|
| Less feral |
|
|
| Animal handler |
|
|
| Big-top performer |
|
|
| Not as scintillating |
|
|
| Performer with a whip |
|
|
| Whip-cracker |
|
|
| Sparkling less |
|
|
| Not as aggressive |
|
|
| Not as aggressive |
|
|
| Less rambunctious |
|
|
| Chair person? |
|
|
| Circus figure |
|
|
| Siegfried or Roy |
|
|
| Less rambunctious |
|
|
| Gentler |
|
|
| He's good at breaking things |
|
|
| Animal handler |
|
|
| Whip snapper |
|
|
| Less exciting |
|
|
| Lion follower |
|
|
| Whip wielder |
|
|
| Circus employee |
|
|
| Animal handler |
|
|
| Less feral |
|
|
| One good at breaking |
|
|
| Less wild |
|
|
| Whip-wielding performer |
|
|
| Clyde Beatty, for one |
|
|
| Breaker of a sort |
|
|
| One in a lion cage |
|
|
| Less wild |
|
|
| Less savage |
|
|
| Worker with circus lions |
|
|
| Ringling employee |
|
|
| Not so wild |
|
|
| Gebel-Williams, for one |
|
|
| Whip wielder |
|
|
| Circus regular |
|
|
| Circus employee |
|
|
| Whip wielder |
|
|
| Whip wielder |
|
|
| Circus employee |
|
|
| He keeps lions in line |
|
|
| Whip-and-chair toter |
|
|
| Chair person? |
|
|
| Siegfried or Roy |
|
|
| Circus worker with a whip |
|
|
| Big top figure |
|
|
| Person who knows how to crack the whip |
|
|
| Circus regular |
|
|
| Big top star |
|
|
| Broncobuster, for one |
|
|
| Circus act |
|
|
| Not as wild |
|
|
| He domesticates |
|
|
| More docile |
|
|
| More dull, rug sent back by Queen |
|
|
| Circus performer |
|
|
| Less 79 Down |
|
|
| Not so wild |
|
|
| More subdued |
|
|
| Circus star with a whip |
|
|
| Performer with lions |
|
|
| Big-top employee |
|
|
| More domesticated |
|
|
| Circus employee |
|
|
| Not as wild |
|
|
| Petruchio, to Kate |
|
|
| More docile |
|
|
| Animal handler |
|
|
| One holding a chair, perhaps |
|
|
| Breaker of a sort |
|
|
| Circus worker |
|
|
| Big Top performer |
|
|
| Circus performer |
|
|
| Less ferocious |
|
|
| Certain circus star |
|
|
| Gebel-Williams, for one |
|
|
| Performer in a cage? |
|
|
| Big top headliner |
|
|
| Siegfried or Roy |
|
|
| Less exciting |
|
|
| Bronco buster |
|
|
| Worker with lions |
|
|
| Not as wild |
|
|
| Less racy |
|
|
| Petruchio, for one |
|
|
| Not so wild |
|
|
| Roughrider, e.g. |
|
|
| Petruchio, e.g. |
|
|
| Less risky |
|
|
| Less ferine |
|
|
| Broncobuster |
|
|
| Less apt to bolt |
|
|
| More subdued |
|
|
| Man in a cage |
|
|
| One who domesticates |
|
|
| Not so feral |
|
|
| More insipid |
|
|
| More docile |
|
|
| Circus V.I.P. |
|
|
| Leo's boss |
|
|
| Circus figure |
|
|
| Circus member |
|
|
| Circus headliner |
|
|
| Circus standby |
|
|
| More pusillanimous |
|
|
| Domesticator |
|
|
| Man in a Ringling ring |
|
|
| More domesticated |
|
|
| Less wild |
|
|
| Lion trainer |
|
|
| Circus man |
|
|
| Circus star |
|
|
| Lion ___ |
|
|
| Less uncontrollable |
|
|
| Lion's master |
|
|
| Lion man |
|
|
| Duller |
|
|
| Lion's mentor |
|
|
| Having fewer bright moments |
|
|
| Duller. |
|
|
| Domesticator. |
|
|
| A circus lion has one. |
|
|
| Less fierce. |
|
|
| Circus man. |
|
|
| Less wild. |
|
|
| Less riotous. |
|
|
| Circus VIP. |
|
|
| More docile. |
|
|
| More subdued. |
|
|
| Whip wielder |
|
|
| Circus employe. |
|
|
| Circus performer. |
|
|
| More in hand. |
|
|
| Clyde Beatty among the lions. |
|
|
| Clyde Beatty, for instance. |
|
|
| Performer in an animal act. |
|
|
| Clyde Beatty. |
|
|
| Clyde Beatty is one. |
|
|
| Worker with animals. |
|
|
| Less challenging |
|
|
| Less exciting. |
|
|