| Second mark of approval |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Sep 2025 |
| Clock noise |
Puzzler Backwords |
06 Aug 2025 |
| Watch noise |
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| Sign for the box (4) |
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| A small parasitic arachnid of the families Ixodidae and Argasidae |
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| Mark of approval for a mattress cover (4) |
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| Credit will go like clockwork, one is told (4) |
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| Sound of clock (4) |
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| Mark moment (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
01 Jul 2025 |
| Sound of a clock; parasite |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Jun 2025 |
| Clock or watch noise (4) |
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| One gets attached to a dog in a short time (4) |
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| Moment |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Jun 2025 |
| It shows you're right to give credit (4) |
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| Approval sign for parasite |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Jun 2025 |
| Tiny arachnid bit |
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| It will annoy a sheep to show that it's right (4) |
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| Give a timely sound (4) |
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| Clock noise |
Puzzler Backwords |
12 May 2025 |
| Good mark for a parasite (4) |
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| Blood-sucking mite of the Acarina order (4) |
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| Mark shown for a correct answer |
Mirror Tea Time |
31 Mar 2025 |
| Clock sound |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Mar 2025 |
| A parasitic arachnid in the order Ixodida |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
16 Mar 2025 |
| A mark of correctness (4) |
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| Mark of correctness you can be full as (4) |
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| Clock noise |
Puzzler Backwords |
09 Mar 2025 |
| The correct mark that's annoying to the sheepish (4) |
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| Check parasite (4) |
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| First off Rod is a parasite (4) |
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| It indicates academic approval for the moment (4) |
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| Watch sound that's unwelcome to a sheep (4) |
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| Check off for credit (4) |
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| Credit - for the moment (4) |
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| Show approval of - for the moment (4) |
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| __-tock (clock sound) |
Newsday |
06 Jan 2025 |
| _-took (clock sound) |
|
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| Parasitic arachnid of the order Ixodida (4) |
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| Moment to take top off jam (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
02 Jan 2025 |
| A sign that you're passing (4) |
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| Pass as OK (4) |
|
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| Sound of a clock (4) |
Puzzler |
28 Dec 2024 |
| Credit, mite & mark of correctness (4) |
|
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| Moment |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Dec 2024 |
| Sound of a clock |
Puzzler Backwords |
11 Dec 2024 |
| The watch's mark of correctness? (4) |
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| The instant you give the OK (4) |
|
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| Parasitic mite (4) |
The Guardian Speedy |
24 Nov 2024 |
| The right sign? (4) |
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| Bloodsucking insect; mark as correct (4) |
|
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| How long it takes to attach itself to a dog? (4) |
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| Sound from a time machine, maybe |
|
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| Clock sound |
USA Today |
31 Oct 2024 |
| Check mark in very short time (4) |
|
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| Second good mark (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
21 Oct 2024 |
| Mark correct disease vector |
|
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| Make upset, with "off" |
|
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| Sound of a clock "___-tock" |
|
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| Tiny parasitic arthropod (4) |
Puzzler |
06 Oct 2024 |
| Sound with which a shepherd will be familiar (4) |
|
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| Credit for tiny biter (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
12 Sep 2024 |
| Moment a parasitic arachnid (4) |
|
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| It's a pest for the moment |
|
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| It denotes it's all right to give credit (4) |
|
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| Mark as correct or complete (4) |
|
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| Credit given for the right response (4) |
|
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| Credit needed for some bedding material (4) |
|
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| Mark of approval, one may say? |
|
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| Credit for a very short time (4) |
|
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| How long it will take to identify the parasite? (4) |
|
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| A second spasm, might one say? |
The Times Cryptic |
02 Aug 2024 |
| Symbol of correctness |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
20 Jul 2024 |
| Lyme disease spreader |
Universal |
15 Jul 2024 |
| Sound from a clock that's not "tock" |
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| Clock noise |
Puzzler Backwords |
30 Jun 2024 |
| Parasitic arachnid |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Jun 2024 |
| Mark as correct the little mite (4) |
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| Second little creature (4) |
|
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| Correct sign may be source of irritation to the sheepish (4) |
|
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| You're right to get one (4) |
|
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| Give the OK to, for credit (4) |
|
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| Give the OK to in a jiffy (4) |
|
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| Sound clock gives correct sign |
|
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| Small creature that bites animals and people and drinks their blood |
|
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| Clock noise |
Puzzler Backwords |
21 Apr 2024 |
| Clock sound |
Newsday |
14 Apr 2024 |
| The moment for a mark of approval (4) |
|
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| Sound of a clock or timer |
|
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| Small arachnid responsible for the spread of Lyme Disease (4) |
|
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| Remains undressed for moment (4) |
|
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| Remains undressed for moment |
The Telegraph Toughie |
21 Mar 2024 |
| Credit |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Mar 2024 |
| Sound heard every second? |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Mar 2024 |
| Blood-sucking mite (4) |
|
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| Clock's audible twitch? (4) |
|
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| Sound proof that you're right (4) |
|
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| A flash: that's the sign (4) |
|
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| It shows you're right. He's most unpleasant (4) |
|
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| Off: reprimand? |
|
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| Clock sound |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jan 2024 |
| Credit for a bloodsucker (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Second right mark (4) |
|
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| Annoy, with "off" |
New York Times Mini |
04 Jan 2024 |
| What you'll hear in a jiffy? (4) |
|
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| See 2 |
The Guardian Cryptic |
01 Jan 2024 |
| It means you've passed a little time (4) |
|
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| Sound of a clock (4) |
Puzzler |
18 Dec 2023 |
| Watch sound |
Universal |
17 Dec 2023 |
| Mark indicating correctness |
|
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| Credit (colloq.) |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Dec 2023 |
| Lyme Disease bug |
|
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| Woodsy pest |
|
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| Moment; credit |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Nov 2023 |
| Give credit to small parasite (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
18 Nov 2023 |
| Mark indicating a correct answer |
The Times Concise |
15 Nov 2023 |
| Moment – parasitic arachnid |
The Guardian Quick |
30 Oct 2023 |
| ___ tock, sound of "time running out" |
|
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| Clock's sound |
Newsday |
16 Oct 2023 |
| Watch sound |
Newsday |
12 Oct 2023 |
| Sound of a clock |
|
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| Clock sound |
Newsday |
01 Aug 2023 |
| Second |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Jun 2023 |
| Second bug |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Jun 2023 |
| Stopwatch noise |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Mar 2023 |
| Clock sound |
|
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| Sound of a watch |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2023 |
| Clock sound |
LA Times Daily |
26 Dec 2022 |
| Credit |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Dec 2022 |
| Check mark |
LA Times Daily |
11 Sep 2022 |
| There's one every second |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2022 |
| Second sound? |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jul 2022 |
| Sound of a clock |
|
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| Clock talk? |
Canadiana |
30 May 2022 |
| ___ tock, onomatopoeic word related to clocks |
|
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| Clock sound |
The Washington Post |
28 Apr 2022 |
| Clock sound |
LA Times Daily |
28 Apr 2022 |
| Moment; credit |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Apr 2022 |
| Blood-sucking member of the spider family |
The Guardian Quick |
02 Feb 2022 |
| Clock sound |
Newsday |
31 Jan 2022 |
| Clock sound |
USA Today |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Trust Mark |
|
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| Watch sound |
Universal |
13 Nov 2021 |
| Clock sound |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Nov 2021 |
| Credit for taking hotel from local fool |
Irish Times Crosaire |
27 Oct 2021 |
| Minute arachnid |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Oct 2021 |
| Clock sound |
LA Times Daily |
12 Oct 2021 |
| Clock sound |
The Washington Post |
12 Oct 2021 |
| One might be attached to a Lab |
Universal |
22 Jul 2021 |
| Check what your cardiologist wants to hear |
|
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| Mite |
Canadiana |
21 Jun 2021 |
| … show approval of credit |
|
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| Clock sound |
USA Today |
15 Apr 2021 |
| Tall hiking socks can protect against one |
LA Times Daily |
16 Mar 2021 |
| Tall hiking socks can protect against one |
The Washington Post |
16 Mar 2021 |
| Moment |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Mar 2021 |
| Mark produces cocktail without cola |
Irish Times Crosaire |
03 Mar 2021 |
| '60 Minutes' sound |
USA Today |
05 Feb 2021 |
| Parasite; clock noise |
The Times Concise |
21 Jan 2021 |
| Kid not right for a moment |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Nov 2020 |
| Target of a camper's scalp-to-toe inspection |
New York Times |
26 Oct 2020 |
| Mark as correct |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Oct 2020 |
| Mo |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Oct 2020 |
| Instant credit |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Oct 2020 |
| Sound effect during a bomb defusing, perhaps |
New York Times |
18 Oct 2020 |
| ___ off (anger someone) |
|
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| Watch sound |
Universal |
25 Sep 2020 |
| Instant credit |
|
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| Mark correct |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Jul 2020 |
| Stopwatch noise |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Jun 2020 |
| Mo's ploy to abandon run |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Jun 2020 |
| Instant cola removed from cocktail |
Irish Times Crosaire |
13 Jun 2020 |
| Instant credit |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 May 2020 |
| Watch sound |
Jonesin |
05 May 2020 |
| Second stroke |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Apr 2020 |
| Credit |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Apr 2020 |
| Watch sound |
USA Today |
23 Feb 2020 |
| Mark's insect |
|
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| Instant account |
|
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| Clock sound |
New York Times |
26 Aug 2019 |
| Instant |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Aug 2019 |
| Check (off) |
Universal |
06 Aug 2019 |
| Small arachnid feeding on blood |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
09 Jun 2019 |
| Instant credit |
|
|
| Mark is from club in reversible gear |
Irish Times Crosaire |
20 May 2019 |
| "60 Minutes" sound |
Universal |
20 Apr 2019 |
| Credit local with some trademark citation to back it up |
Irish Times Crosaire |
10 Apr 2019 |
| Parasite and angel fish removed from fishing tackle |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 Feb 2019 |
| Sound of a clock "___-tock" |
|
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| Moment |
The Times Concise |
27 Jan 2019 |
| Clock sound |
|
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| "60 Minutes" sound |
|
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| Check (off) |
|
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| Credit (informal) |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Nov 2018 |
| Sound heard every second? |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Nov 2018 |
| Tiny arachnid |
The Washington Post Sunday |
07 Oct 2018 |
| Small parasitic arachnid |
Irish Times Simplex |
29 Sep 2018 |
| Mark of approval |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Sep 2018 |
| Metronome sound |
USA Today |
03 Sep 2018 |
| Parasite of deer |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2018 |
| Clock sound |
The Washington Post |
31 Aug 2018 |
| Clock sound |
LA Times Daily |
31 Aug 2018 |
| Clock sound |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jul 2018 |
| Mark brought by corporal punishment? Son avoids that |
|
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| Clock sound |
|
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| Camping menace |
New York Times |
13 May 2018 |
| Moment; bloodsucker |
The Times Concise |
08 May 2018 |
| Sound of a watch |
New York Times |
23 Apr 2018 |
| Second / sign of approval / that may torment pet |
|
|
| Once-per-second sound |
USA Today |
24 Mar 2018 |
| Checkmark |
Universal |
28 Feb 2018 |
| Watch word? |
The Washington Post |
28 Feb 2018 |
| Watch word? |
LA Times Daily |
28 Feb 2018 |
| Check (off) |
LA Times Daily |
04 Feb 2018 |
| Check (off) |
The Washington Post |
04 Feb 2018 |
| Sound of a watch |
|
|
| Clock sound |
|
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| Parasite of deer |
|
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| Metronome sound |
|
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| Checkmark |
|
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| Camping menace |
|
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| Watch word? |
|
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| Clock sound |
|
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| Check (off) |
|
|
| Arachnid |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Dec 2017 |
| Second mark of approval |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Nov 2017 |
| Small parasite |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Oct 2017 |
| Sounds like instant credit? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
04 Oct 2017 |
| But this parasite may make us cross! |
|
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| Instant credit check |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Aug 2017 |
| Clock sound |
Thomas Joseph |
06 May 2017 |
| "60 Minutes" sound effect |
USA Today |
19 Apr 2017 |
| Insect |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Apr 2017 |
| Sound of a second hand |
Universal |
17 Mar 2017 |
| That's right, sucker! |
The Telegraph Toughie |
15 Feb 2017 |
| Mark's insect |
|
|
| Sound of the enemy moving along? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
31 Jan 2017 |
| "60 Minutes" sound effect |
|
|
| Blood-sucking insect |
Universal |
14 Dec 2016 |
| Beat sucker |
|
|
| Mark's second |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Nov 2016 |
| Credit (slang) |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Nov 2016 |
| Parasitic arachnid |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
23 Oct 2016 |
| Clock sound |
Family Time |
26 Sep 2016 |
| Check staff not wearing cap |
|
|
| Bloodsucking insect |
Universal |
14 Jun 2016 |
| Criticism requires removal of head bloodsucker |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 May 2016 |
| Clock sound |
Universal |
27 Mar 2016 |
| Instant sign of credit |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 Mar 2016 |
| Bloodsucking insect |
|
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| Blood-sucking insect |
|
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| Very little time for credit |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Nov 2015 |
| To-do list marking |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jul 2015 |
| Mark the moment? |
|
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| Instant credit |
|
|
| Watch sound |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Apr 2015 |
| Check mark |
Newsday |
12 Mar 2015 |
| Check mark |
New York Times |
22 Feb 2015 |
| Bloodsucking bug |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Feb 2015 |
| Cheat has no right to get sign of approval from teacher |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Feb 2015 |
| Not cross for a moment |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Jan 2015 |
| To-do list marking |
|
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| Check mark |
|
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| Check mark |
|
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| Tiny danger in the woods |
|
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| Clock sound |
|
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| Mark off second account |
|
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| Auditor's mark |
|
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| "60 Minutes" sound |
|
|
| Biting arachnid |
|
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| Watch word? (Tribute #5) |
|
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| Clock sound |
|
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| Vaughan Brothers "___ Tock" |
|
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| Total sucker |
|
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| Watch sound |
|
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| Watch word? |
|
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| Watch sound |
|
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| Tiny bit of time |
|
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| Lyme disease transmitter |
|
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| Check mark |
|
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| Mite's cousin |
|
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| Stock price movement |
|
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| OFF! target |
|
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| Sound of a clock |
|
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| Bit of time |
|
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| Bit of time |
|
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| Eight-legged parasite |
|
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| Second sound |
|
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| "60 Minutes" sound |
|
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| To-do list notation |
|
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| Watch sound |
|
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| "60 Minutes" sound effect |
|
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| Clock sound |
|
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| Peeve, with "off" |
|
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| Little sucker |
|
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| Lyme disease transmitter |
|
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| Little sucker |
|
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| "60 Minutes" sound |
|
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| Second indicator? |
|
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| Watch word? |
|
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| Watch's sound |
|
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| Lyme disease transmitter |
|
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| Clock sound |
|
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| Clock sound |
|
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| Bloodsucker |
|
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| Mark, as a correct answer |
|
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| With 70-Across, hint to what the ends of the answers to starred clues can go after |
|
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| With 70-Across, hint to what the ends of the answers to starred clues can go after |
|
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| Check mark |
|
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| Sound of time |
|
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| Bloodsucking arachnid |
|
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| 56 Down sound |
|
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| Time piece? |
|
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| Pest seen in 44-Across |
|
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| Very little time? |
|
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| Time piece? |
|
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| Very little time? |
|
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| Beat |
|
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| Little bloodsucker |
|
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| Woodland pest |
|
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| Beat |
|
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| Watch sound |
|
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| What a watch says |
|
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| Sound of a time machine |
|
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| "60 Minutes" sound effect |
|
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| Sound of time |
|
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| Pet peeve? |
|
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| Sound of time |
|
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| "60 Minutes" sound effect |
|
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| Mark time? |
|
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| Watch word? |
|
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| Pass (by), as time |
|
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| Sound of a time machine |
|
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| Check mark |
|
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| To-do list notation |
|
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| Watch's sound |
|
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| Cuckoo clock sound |
|
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| Pass (by), as time |
|
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| One of the sounds of time |
|
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| Check mark |
|
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| Clock action |
|
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| Sound of time |
|
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| Clock click |
|
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| Watch word? |
|
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| One second |
|
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| Checkmark |
|
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| Insomniac's problem, maybe |
|
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| Mark time? |
|
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| Second sound? |
|
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| Check mark |
|
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| Pass (by), as time |
|
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| Watch word |
|
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| Backbiter? |
|
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| _____ off (anger) |
|
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| Dog's worst enemy |
|
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| Timepiece sound |
|
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| Pest for 1 Across |
|
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| Father Time sound |
|
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| Acarid |
|
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| Check mark |
|
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| Sound in a fob |
|
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| Go like clockwork |
|
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| Crude mattress |
|
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| Metronome sound |
|
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| Parasite |
|
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| Chide, with "off" |
|
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| First sound of work |
|
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| Check mark. |
|
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| Voice of the meter. |
|
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| Minute piece? |
|
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| Pillow covering. |
|
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| Bug on a hiker |
|
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| Moment: Colloq. |
|
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| A moment or instant. |
|
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| A measure of the clock. |
|
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| Short space of time: Colloq. |
|
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| The voice of a clock. |
|
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| Moment. |
|
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| Arachnid. |
|
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| Check off. |
|
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