| Faithful soldier leaving base is missing (6) |
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| It doesn't describe the present school child (6) |
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| Pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation (6) |
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| AT TURN |
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| School shirker sounds like model worker (6) |
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| Pupil who is absent without permission |
Puzzler Backwords |
06 Jun 2025 |
| A pupil out of school without leave or explanation (6) |
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| He doesn't attend to his lessons (6) |
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| Absentee |
Universal |
17 Apr 2025 |
| One who skips school (6) |
Puzzler |
15 Apr 2025 |
| Pupil away from school without permission |
The Times Concise |
02 Apr 2025 |
| True ant said to be AWOL (6) |
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| Johnny ___, narrator of Mark Z. Danielewski's debut novel House of Leaves (6) |
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| Delinquent |
The Sun Two Speed |
08 Feb 2025 |
| Someone often out of form? |
The Sun Two Speed |
08 Feb 2025 |
| I used to play it at school? Quite the reverse (6) |
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| Unauthorised school absentee (6) |
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| Intentional absentee (6) |
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| Someone with no class? |
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| Loyal relative reportedly an absentee |
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| Absent pupil (6) |
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| Skiver from school |
Mirror Tea Time |
04 Dec 2024 |
| He's out of his class (6) |
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| Almost faithful worker is an absentee (6) |
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| It doesn't describe the present pupil (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
28 Nov 2024 |
| Class skipper |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
08 Nov 2024 |
| Skip school, play ... |
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| School dodger (6) |
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| One doesn't appear to be educated |
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| Pupil absent without a legitimate reason |
The Sun Mini |
06 Oct 2024 |
| Child bunking off school (6) |
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| Playing ___, bunking off school (6) |
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| Skiver |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Sep 2024 |
| He should be in form but he's not (6) |
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| We're told faithful worker is absent (6) |
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| Student skipping school |
Newsday |
21 Aug 2024 |
| It doesn't describe the present schoolboy |
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| Pupil absent without a legitimate reason (6) |
Puzzler |
21 Jul 2024 |
| Absentee without excuse |
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| It may be played when not in form (6) |
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| What kids never play at school |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
01 Jul 2024 |
| Staying away from school |
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| It's played by those out of their class |
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| Schoolboy with knowledge of the present imperfect? (6) |
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| Missing student |
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| A pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation (6) |
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| Student bunking school, throwing tantrum endlessly (6) |
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| One staying away from school |
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| Pupil who is absent without permission |
Puzzler Backwords |
22 Mar 2024 |
| The true ant, it is said, neglects its duties (6) |
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| He's out of form (6) |
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| An obsolete term for a vagrant (6) |
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| School absconder |
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| It's not played by present schoolchildren (6) |
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| Perform an about-turn at absconder (6) |
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| Skiver |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Feb 2024 |
| Absent schoolboy |
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| Pupil absent without permission |
Puzzler Backwords |
31 Jan 2024 |
| Class absentee |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Jan 2024 |
| One missing from school (6) |
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| Organise a turn by tenor, but he's not there |
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| Organise a turn by tenor, but he's not there (6) |
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| School no-show |
Commuter |
28 Dec 2023 |
| A vague term of reproach, now obsolete (6) |
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| Unauthorized absentee |
Newsday |
07 Oct 2023 |
| Class cutter |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Sep 2023 |
| Not completely loyal worker missing from school |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Apr 2023 |
| Skipping school |
LA Times Daily |
02 Apr 2023 |
| One playing hooky |
LA Times Daily |
27 Mar 2023 |
| Skipper? |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jan 2023 |
| Ditch Day participant |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Oct 2022 |
| One with no class? |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Jun 2022 |
| Class absentee |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jun 2022 |
| Person with no class? |
Wall Street Journal |
14 May 2022 |
| No-show at school |
Newsday |
02 Feb 2022 |
| Loyal soldier leaving base to avoid training? |
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| Class skipper |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jul 2021 |
| Student skipping school |
Newsday |
13 Jul 2021 |
| Skipping school, tour USA (North-West's borders) |
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| Delinquent |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Apr 2021 |
| Beat time to welcome Rugby School skipper? |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Apr 2021 |
| School skipper |
LA Times Daily |
18 Apr 2021 |
| School skipper |
The Washington Post |
18 Apr 2021 |
| . Mostly loyal worker becomes absentee |
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| One skipping school |
Newsday |
13 May 2020 |
| Bunking off |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Dec 2019 |
| Student skipping school |
Newsday |
04 Nov 2019 |
| School absentee |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Jul 2019 |
| 'Bunk off' |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Jul 2019 |
| Beat time welcoming Rugby School skipper |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 Jun 2019 |
| Pupil absent without permission |
Irish Times Simplex |
25 Apr 2019 |
| Vagrant once having to peddle round for all to see |
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| Not the classy sort? |
New York Times |
22 Dec 2018 |
| AWOL |
Universal |
19 Dec 2018 |
| Unexcused absentee |
Newsday |
05 Oct 2018 |
| One avoiding school |
The Times Concise |
25 Jul 2018 |
| Kid bunking off school |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Jun 2018 |
| Class cutter |
Thomas Joseph |
30 May 2018 |
| AWOL |
|
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| Not the classy sort? |
|
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| Absentee, not wholly faithful worker in colony |
|
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| Skipping school |
Universal |
23 Nov 2017 |
| One playing hooky |
The Washington Post |
24 Oct 2017 |
| One playing hooky |
LA Times Daily |
24 Oct 2017 |
| Player often out of form? |
|
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| Absent without leave |
Universal |
29 Jun 2017 |
| Hope not to see son when taking in an errant schoolchild |
|
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| Class skipper |
Family Time |
21 May 2017 |
| School skipper |
Premier Sunday |
30 Apr 2017 |
| Classroom no-show |
Universal |
21 Jan 2017 |
| Absent without leave |
|
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| Skipping school |
|
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| One playing hooky |
|
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| AWOL student |
Universal |
18 Nov 2016 |
| One playing hooky |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 May 2016 |
| AWOL student |
|
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| School-leaver is not completely accurate with worker |
Irish Times Crosaire |
09 Dec 2015 |
| One forging a doctor's note, maybe |
LA Times Daily |
18 Oct 2015 |
| Certain absentee |
New York Times |
13 Sep 2015 |
| AWOL pupil |
Premier Sunday |
23 Aug 2015 |
| Absent without permission |
USA Today |
14 Aug 2015 |
| Not entirely sincere worker |
|
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| Art nut replaced by one of those out of educational system |
Irish Times Crosaire |
27 Jan 2015 |
| Not quite loyal worker absent without justification |
|
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| One playing hooky |
|
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| One forging a doctor's note, maybe |
|
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| Certain absentee |
|
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| Absent without permission |
|
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| AWOL pupil |
|
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| Contracted loyal worker? Not this one |
|
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| School skipper |
|
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| AWOL |
|
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| Unauthorized absentee |
|
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| School-skipping student |
|
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| '03 Alien Ant Farm album |
|
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| Out of one's class? |
|
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| Out of one's class? |
|
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| Class misser |
|
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| Someone not joining a class action? |
|
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| Class skipper |
|
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| Class-cutting |
|
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| Someone not joining a class action? |
|
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| Out of one's class? |
|
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| School skipper |
|
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| One who is not class-conscious? |
|
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| One who is not class-conscious? |
|
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| Class cutter |
|
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| Hooky player |
|
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| School skipper |
|
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| Missing person |
|
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| School no-show |
|
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| Class cutter |
|
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| Absentee |
|
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| Class skipper |
|
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| Certain skipper |
|
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| Absentee |
|
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| Hooky player |
|
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| Hooky player |
|
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| Hooky player |
|
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| Hooky player |
|
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| Taking a cut? |
|
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| Absentee of sorts |
|
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| Class cutter |
|
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| Class cutter |
|
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| Hooky player |
|
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| Class cutter |
|
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| Kind of officer |
|
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| Kind of officer |
|
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| Academy AWOL |
|
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| Playing hooky |
|
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| Skipper? |
|
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| Derelict |
|
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| AWOL student |
|
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| One AWOL |
|
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| Hookey player |
|
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| Hooky player |
|
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| School skipper |
|
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| AWOL student |
|
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| Absentee of sorts |
|
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| Shirker |
|
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| One spurning learning |
|
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| Shirking responsibility |
|
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| Hookey player |
|
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| Shirker |
|
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| A.W.O.L. |
|
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| School problem. |
|
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| Student A.W.O.L. |
|
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| Schoolboy of a kind. |
|
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| Shirking responsibility. |
|
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| Hooky player. |
|
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| Home and school problem. |
|
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| Absentee. |
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| Straying. |
|
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| Vagabond of a sort. |
|
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| Boy astray. |
|
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| Shirker. |
|
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| Shirking duty. |
|
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| Shirker of duty |
|
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| Shirker of duty. |
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