| Delayed | 
            Puzzler Backwords | 
            09 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            21 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            New York Times Mini | 
            21 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Is slow but will try ad to shift it (5) | 
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            | Perpetually late | 
            Puzzler Backwords | 
            14 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Keen as mustard, yet slow to be revealed (5) | 
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            | Occurring later than expected (5) | 
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            | Sailor duly discontented is lacking in punctuality (5) | 
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            | Leotard you get from being late (5) | 
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            | Delayed | 
            Puzzler Backwords | 
            12 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            31 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | In Scots river, way behind | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            31 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Missing the bell, maybe | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            12 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Lagging, dilatory (5) | 
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            | Perpetually late | 
            Puzzler Backwords | 
            14 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Sailor has empty day, being late | 
            Mirror Cryptic | 
            05 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Overdue | 
            Mirror Quick | 
            05 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Not on time | 
            Newsday | 
            12 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | After class started, maybe | 
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            | Delayed beyond time expected | 
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            | Late | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            28 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            27 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Late, a - arrival | 
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            | Late | 
            Universal | 
            24 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            Commuter | 
            20 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Behind schedule | 
            Newsday | 
            17 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | The first dray, terribly late (5) | 
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            | Slow road through Scottish river | 
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            | Sailor distinctly discontented is behind schedule (5) | 
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            | Late to school | 
            USA Today | 
            04 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Sailor taking first and last delivery is late (5) | 
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            | It's the right day to come to tea but be slow | 
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            | Arriving late | 
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            | Late | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            14 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            30 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | Perpetually late | 
            Puzzler Backwords | 
            07 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | Sluggish? Then it's the right day for tea! | 
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            | Slow sailor, extremely dilatory | 
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            | Thanks! Dry it out - it's been too long delayed | 
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            | Late | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            24 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | Behind | 
            Newsday | 
            11 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            Commuter | 
            08 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | Acting slowly | 
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            | Late, delayed (5) | 
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            | Like latecomers | 
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            | Late for class | 
            Family Time | 
            31 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Late from West End yard, perhaps (5) | 
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            | What Kim Zolciak doesn't want you to be | 
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            | Overdue | 
            Newsday | 
            16 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Slow in developing (5) | 
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            | Entering after the bell | 
            New York Times | 
            08 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            06 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            USA Today | 
            05 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            03 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Slow yankee replacing final third of blue box | 
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            | Drat! Why must you be so sluggish? | 
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            | Late, overdue | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            11 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Slow | 
            Mirror Tea Time | 
            29 Dec 2023 | 
          
          
            | In the out-tray a day late (5) | 
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            | Late | 
            USA Today | 
            28 Oct 2023 | 
          
          
            | Behind schedule | 
            Newsday | 
            18 Jul 2023 | 
          
          
            | Late, overdue | 
            The Times Concise | 
            09 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Late to class | 
            USA Today | 
            08 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Unpunctual | 
            Newsday | 
            16 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | Not on the dot | 
            New York Times | 
            19 Jan 2023 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            17 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | Late to school | 
            Universal | 
            11 Jun 2022 | 
          
          
            | Behind | 
            New York Times | 
            04 Mar 2022 | 
          
          
            | Dart moving at end of day behind schedule | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            31 Dec 2021 | 
          
          
            | Behindhand | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            19 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | After the bell | 
            Universal | 
            06 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            USA Today | 
            07 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | Slow road engulfed by Scottish river  | 
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            | Behind schedule (rhymes with "hardy") | 
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            | Behind schedule | 
            Newsday | 
            15 Jul 2021 | 
          
          
            | Late spin doctor carried in current up north  | 
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            | Spoiling one's attendance record, say | 
            New York Times | 
            08 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            25 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | In Scots river, way behind | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            25 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | Late for school | 
            Universal | 
            21 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | One on board dreadfully gutted to be late  | 
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            | Late in arriving | 
            New York Times | 
            04 Jan 2021 | 
          
          
            | After the deadline | 
            Newsday | 
            01 Oct 2020 | 
          
          
            | Behind schedule | 
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            | Slow run around yard  | 
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            | Late | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            19 Sep 2019 | 
          
          
            | Belated thanks, dry, out of order  | 
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            | Late | 
            Universal | 
            26 Mar 2019 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
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            | Late for school | 
            USA Today | 
            18 Dec 2018 | 
          
          
            | Late for class | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            04 Dec 2018 | 
          
          
            | Behind schedule | 
            Newsday | 
            26 Nov 2018 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            The Times Concise | 
            31 Oct 2018 | 
          
          
            | Sluggish and delayed | 
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            | Dilatory sailor on duty cleared out  | 
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            | Punctual? No | 
            Universal | 
            30 Jul 2018 | 
          
          
            | Not on time | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            29 Jul 2018 | 
          
          
            | Overdue | 
            The Washington Post | 
            24 May 2018 | 
          
          
            | Overdue | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            24 May 2018 | 
          
          
            | Late author such as G Eliot, deserted by husband | 
            The Telegraph Toughie | 
            02 Jan 2018 | 
          
          
            | Late for school | 
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            | Late for class | 
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            | Punctual? No | 
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            | Overdue | 
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            | River running across road makes one late  | 
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            | Late | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            25 May 2017 | 
          
          
            | Dilatory | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            26 Apr 2017 | 
          
          
            | After the deadline | 
            Universal | 
            28 Feb 2017 | 
          
          
            | Arriving after the bell | 
            USA Today | 
            02 Feb 2017 | 
          
          
            | After the deadline | 
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            | Arriving after the bell | 
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            | Late, on report cards | 
            USA Today | 
            18 Dec 2016 | 
          
          
            | Late | 
            Family Time | 
            07 Nov 2016 | 
          
          
            | Behind schedule | 
            The Washington Post | 
            17 Aug 2016 | 
          
          
            | Dart moving at end of day behind schedule | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            03 May 2016 | 
          
          
            | Late, on report cards | 
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            | Not on time | 
            Newsday | 
            07 Sep 2015 | 
          
          
            | Behind schedule | 
            New York Times | 
            27 Jul 2015 | 
          
          
            | Delinquent | 
            Newsday | 
            18 Jun 2015 | 
          
          
            | Not on time | 
            Universal | 
            17 Apr 2015 | 
          
          
            | Delinquent | 
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            | Not on time | 
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            | Not on time | 
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            | Behind schedule | 
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            | Late | 
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            | Late | 
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            | Not on schedule | 
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            | Not prompt | 
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            | Illiciting stares from the punctual | 
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            | Not on schedule | 
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            | Having missed the bell, say | 
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            | After the bell | 
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            | Needing a late pass | 
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            | Late for class | 
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            | Behind schedule | 
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            | Behind schedule | 
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            | Late | 
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            | Unpunctual | 
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            | Arriving after the school bell | 
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            | Behind time | 
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            | Late | 
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            | Not on schedule | 
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            | Late | 
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            | Overdue | 
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            | Late | 
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            | Late, on a report card | 
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            | Arriving after the bell, say | 
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            | Arriving after the school bell | 
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            | Not on time | 
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            | Late | 
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            | Behind time | 
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            | Late | 
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            | Overdue | 
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            | Late, on a report card | 
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            | Delinquent | 
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            | Report-card adjective | 
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            | Behind | 
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            | Held up, perhaps | 
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            | Running behind | 
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            | Not on schedule | 
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            | Not on time | 
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            | Failing to beat the bell | 
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            | Not on time | 
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            | Late | 
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            | After the bell | 
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            | Running late | 
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            | Not punctual | 
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            | Not timely | 
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            | Blemish on a perfect attendance record | 
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            | Held up, perhaps | 
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            | Behind schedule | 
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            | Overdue | 
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            | Belated | 
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            | After the deadline | 
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            | Not on time | 
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            | Belated | 
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            | Dilatory | 
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            | Like the White Rabbit | 
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            | Like the ten o'clock scholar | 
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            | Behindhand | 
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            | Behind time | 
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            | Not on time | 
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            | Behind time. | 
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            | Slow-moving. | 
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            | Moving slowy. | 
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            | Belated. | 
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            | Dilatory. | 
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            | Slow. | 
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            | Lagging. | 
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            | Like the ten-o'clock scholar. | 
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            | Late. | 
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