| Modest opening do hotel arranged |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Aug 2025 |
| Tool he'd used to get a bit of a foot in the door? (7) |
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| Small established position to keep going round the orient (7) |
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| Opening for a climber's foot |
Commuter |
16 May 2025 |
| Position of initial advantage from which further substantial progress might be made (7) |
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| One toot in the door of drunken hotel do (7) |
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| Helpful purchase for the climber? |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
14 Apr 2025 |
| Climbers might need this held too after mishap (7) |
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| Support for a rock climber's foot (HED TOOL anagram) (7) |
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| Small foothold (7) |
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| Informed Joseph to drop in regularly to provide initial support (7) |
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| Initial position of the loo changed by daughter (7) |
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| One foot in the door of drunken hotel do (7) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
13 Sep 2024 |
| Rock climber's notch |
New York Times |
23 Jul 2024 |
| Hole Dot created as niche for climbers (7) |
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| Climbing niche (7) |
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| Opportunity opening (7) |
Puzzler |
07 Jul 2024 |
| One foot in the door of drunken hotel do (7) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
07 Jul 2024 |
| One foot in the door of drunken hotel do (7) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
17 Jun 2024 |
| Tool he'd made of use to climbers (7) |
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| A ledge for support in climbing, only a dot hole (7) |
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| It's used when climbing to top of Everest, high over the hill (7) |
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| One foot in the door? (7) |
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| A bit of progress |
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| Precarious footing |
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| Initial progress in arranging hotel do |
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| Bit of initial progress |
USA Today |
01 Aug 2022 |
| Wrestling move that involves a leg twist |
Family Time |
29 Nov 2021 |
| Initial bit of progress |
Universal |
16 Sep 2021 |
| Not quite a foot in the door? |
Newsday |
19 Mar 2021 |
| Purchase ordered: love what's included! |
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| Opening for a rock climber's foot |
Newsday |
21 Sep 2020 |
| Small purchase |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Aug 2019 |
| Initial access |
Newsday |
13 Jul 2019 |
| Hotel do breaks: it's what the climber needs |
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| First established position |
The Times Concise |
20 May 2019 |
| Tiny ledge for climber to view, lacking breadth |
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| Rock climber's support |
USA Today |
06 Apr 2018 |
| Small initial advantage |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Mar 2018 |
| Do hotel breaks: useful base for mountaineer? |
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| Retired old man said to go around providing support |
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| One foot in the door of drunken hotel do |
The Sun Two Speed |
12 Dec 2017 |
| Footing |
The Sun Two Speed |
12 Dec 2017 |
| Initial progress |
New York Times |
11 Oct 2017 |
| Minimum support to initially establish control |
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| Hotel possibly covering over origin of defects gains first advantage |
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| Initial progress |
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| Purchase storage on ship heading eastbound |
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| Starting progress, metaphorically |
New York Times |
17 Aug 2016 |
| Tool he'd fashioned, something of use to climbers |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 May 2016 |
| Last chance — going in to grasp support |
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| Slight footing |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Oct 2015 |
| Initial advantage reported, European house claimed |
The Times Cryptic |
21 Aug 2015 |
| Tug damaged by torpedo, maybe, reportedly first established position |
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| Advantageous place to see bishop departing |
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| *Climber's support |
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| *Climber's support |
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| Rock climber's need |
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| It can aid one's climb to the top |
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| Merest grip |
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| Merest grip |
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| Initial advantage |
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| Initial advantage |
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| Early progress |
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| Initial progress on a tough problem |
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| Initial advantage |
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| Initial advantage |
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| Initial bit of progress |
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| Rock climber's need |
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| Slight or initial advantage |
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| Slight support |
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| Alpinist's need |
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| Wrestling maneuver |
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| Wrestling grip |
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| Initial gain |
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| Climber's advantage |
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| Slight advantage |
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| Fragile footing |
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| Tentative start |
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| Insecure grip. |
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| Nelson's relative |
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| Slight footing. |
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| Slight advantage. |
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| Wrestling grip. |
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