| Creepy or odd |
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| "___ Al" Yankovic ("Amish Paradise" singer) |
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| A little bit off |
New York Times Mini |
25 Jun 2025 |
| Odd and unusual |
|
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| Screwy |
New York Times |
11 Jun 2025 |
| Tied up, I find, inside. Very strange (5) |
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| Bizarre |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jun 2025 |
| Juliana Hatfield feeling odd in 2019 (5) |
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| Bizarre |
Universal |
16 May 2025 |
| Very strange when I drew up outside (5) |
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| "How odd . . ." |
USA Today |
20 Mar 2025 |
| Peculiar feature on river Dee (5) |
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| It's quite uncanny the way I drew it! (5) |
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| Wider? That's strange! (5) |
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| I drew up outside - that's peculiar (5) |
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| Bizarro |
LA Times Daily |
09 Feb 2025 |
| Hardly ordinary |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Feb 2025 |
| Pulled up and one went inside: very strange (5) |
|
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| Odd |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Feb 2025 |
| Very eerie ___ I drew back outside (5) |
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| Peculiar, bizarre |
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| Eerie |
Mirror Classic |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Dam diameter was really unusual (5) |
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| Merriam-Webster recently released its 2024 Words of the Year list, on which 40-Across was the winner; this word, one of the runners-up (like our other theme entries), went viral when used by Minnesota |
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| Peculiar |
USA Today |
19 Nov 2024 |
| Strange |
Universal |
08 Nov 2024 |
| Like an oddball |
New York Times Mini |
06 Nov 2024 |
| Satirical 2022 biopic about Al Yankovic |
LA Times Daily |
29 Oct 2024 |
| Quirky, like some Halloween costumes |
LA Times Mini |
29 Oct 2024 |
| Uncanny |
Mirror Tea Time |
23 Oct 2024 |
| Very odd that it's wired wrongly (5) |
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| Towed back with one inside: very odd (5) |
|
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| Out of the ordinary |
New York Times |
28 Sep 2024 |
| "How strange . . ." |
USA Today |
08 Sep 2024 |
| Adjective used to describe Donald Trump and J. D. Vance |
|
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| Turning, took out a gun to cover one: strange (5) |
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| Peculiar, strange (5) |
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| Strange wire sent with note (5) |
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| An odd one pulled up outside (5) |
|
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| One visiting made sketches around Rum |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Aug 2024 |
| Most unusual, initially, when everything is really drab (5) |
|
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| Off the wall |
Commuter |
05 Aug 2024 |
| Creepy or odd |
|
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| Hallowe'en golfer Mike? |
|
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| Bizarre, outlandish or peculiar (5) |
|
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| We may get rid of what's bizarre! (5) |
|
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| Uncanny |
The Telegraph Mini |
18 Jul 2024 |
| Bizarre |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Jul 2024 |
| Very strange turn one pulled round from (5) |
|
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| Strange |
Mirror Classic |
10 Jun 2024 |
| Like the three sisters of "Macbeth" |
New York Times |
26 May 2024 |
| That's so peculiar ... |
|
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| 2022 parody biopic of Al Yankovic |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
17 May 2024 |
| 1985 film comedy featuring Kelly LeBrock as computer creation Lisa (5,7) |
|
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| & 4D 1985 film comedy featuring Kelly LeBrock as computer creation Lisa |
Mirror Quiz |
12 May 2024 |
| Descriptor for Shakespeare's witchy "sisters" |
|
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| Off the wall |
Commuter |
03 May 2024 |
| Unnatural water source close to Auckland (5) |
|
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| Pulled up and one got in - strange (5) |
|
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| "___ Al" Yankovic, comedy song creator |
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| "One of God's own prototypes. [...] Too ____ to live, and too rare to die." (Hunter S Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
07 Apr 2024 |
| Strange or bizarre (5) |
|
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| Eerie |
Mirror Classic |
29 Feb 2024 |
| Peculiar little barrier does have depth (5) |
|
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| We possibly get rid of the unconventional |
|
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| Very strange when I pulled the cover back (5) |
|
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| "How strange" |
Universal |
14 Jan 2024 |
| In return, depicted one in as strange (5) |
|
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| Unusual |
USA Today |
27 Dec 2023 |
| Composer Judith has day that's strange (5) |
|
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| Hard to explain |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jul 2023 |
| Bizarre |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jul 2023 |
| Peculiar |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Feb 2023 |
| "___ Science," 1985 sci-fi movie directed by John Hughes starring Anthony Michael Hall |
|
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| “That’s odd” |
New York Times |
06 Nov 2022 |
| 'That's odd' |
New York Times |
06 Nov 2022 |
| More than strange |
|
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| Strange |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Jun 2022 |
| Bizarre |
New York Times |
22 Jun 2022 |
| "Keep Austin ___" (Texas city's slogan) |
Universal |
25 Mar 2022 |
| 'That's odd . . .' |
USA Today |
15 Mar 2022 |
| “That’s odd …” |
New York Times |
07 Jan 2022 |
| Uncanny |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Nov 2021 |
| "___ Al" Yankovic, singer-songwriter who guest starred on "The Simpsons" as himself |
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| Like comedy singer Al Yankovic |
|
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| Uncanny |
The Times Concise |
10 Aug 2021 |
| 'Keep Austin ___' (city slogan) |
New York Times |
30 May 2021 |
| Singer ___ Al Yankovic |
|
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| Strange |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 May 2021 |
| Adjective for Al Yankovic |
Universal |
07 May 2021 |
| Like Al Yankovic? |
|
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| Quirky |
|
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| 'Well, that was unexpected' |
USA Today |
18 Apr 2021 |
| Strange hold-up in river delta |
|
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| Bizarre |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2021 |
| Odd |
New York Times |
05 Nov 2020 |
| Strange, odd |
The Times Concise |
04 Sep 2020 |
| Strange women having bumpy ride |
|
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| Spooky |
Newsday |
03 Jul 2020 |
| Like the Sisters in 'Macbeth' |
The Washington Post |
14 Jun 2020 |
| Like the Sisters in "Macbeth" |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jun 2020 |
| Kooky |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jun 2020 |
| Kooky |
The Washington Post |
12 Jun 2020 |
| Totally out there |
USA Today |
31 May 2020 |
| Freakish |
Newsday |
17 May 2020 |
| Odd obstruction in current day |
|
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| Unusual |
USA Today |
01 May 2020 |
| Bizarre and uncanny |
|
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| The Guardian and Independent read inside out? Strange |
|
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| Odd and peculiar |
|
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| Strange |
LA Times Daily |
23 Dec 2019 |
| Strange |
The Washington Post |
23 Dec 2019 |
| "Well, that's quite a coincidence ..." |
|
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| 'Well, that's quite a coincidence ...' |
New York Times |
08 Dec 2019 |
| Strangely odd |
|
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| Day needed to bottle Irish rum |
|
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| Unusual and unexpected |
|
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| The term “____ fiction” was popularised by HP Lovecraft, one of its best-known exponents |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
30 Jun 2019 |
| Bizarre |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 May 2019 |
| Bizarre and uncanny |
|
|
| Strange |
Universal |
05 Mar 2019 |
| Bizarre; uncanny |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Jan 2019 |
| Off-the-wall |
|
|
| Strange |
|
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| Unusual, like most things in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" |
|
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| Bizarre |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Oct 2018 |
| You and I would welcome the Inland Revenue; that's unusual! |
|
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| ___ Sisters ('Macbeth' trio) |
The Washington Post Sunday |
22 Jul 2018 |
| Strange dam, dry originally |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Jun 2018 |
| Bizarro |
Wall Street Journal |
05 May 2018 |
| "___ Al" Yankovic, celebrity who guest-starred in "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" |
|
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| Strange forms I drew |
|
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| Strange and unexplainable |
|
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| Incredibly unusual |
Universal |
01 Jan 2018 |
| Outlandish (NJ) |
|
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| Bizarro |
|
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| Incredibly unusual |
|
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| Really out there |
LA Times Daily |
19 Dec 2017 |
| Really out there |
The Washington Post |
19 Dec 2017 |
| Peculiar |
Universal |
11 Sep 2017 |
| Uncanny |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Aug 2017 |
| Off-the-wall |
USA Today |
27 Jul 2017 |
| Strange, the two of us following one road? On the contrary |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Jul 2017 |
| Like most things in 'Ripley's Believe It or Not!' |
New York Times |
16 Jul 2017 |
| Kooky or strange |
Family Time |
05 Jun 2017 |
| Quite off |
New York Times |
11 Mar 2017 |
| Creepy |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Feb 2017 |
| Quite off |
|
|
| Really out there |
|
|
| Like most things in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" |
|
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| Off-the-wall |
|
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| Peculiar |
|
|
| Way out there |
Newsday |
17 Nov 2016 |
| Odd |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Oct 2016 |
| Quirky |
LA Times Daily |
16 Sep 2016 |
| Al Yankovic description |
The Washington Post |
31 Aug 2016 |
| Quirky |
The Guardian Quick |
23 Jul 2016 |
| Out there, so to speak |
USA Today |
30 May 2016 |
| Crazy with dire manifestation |
|
|
| Strange device to raise river level before dam opens |
|
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| Outlandish |
Newsday |
28 Feb 2016 |
| Out there, so to speak |
|
|
| Quirky |
|
|
| Very unusual |
USA Today |
10 Nov 2015 |
| Electrically connected back to front inside? Odd! |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Aug 2015 |
| Strange dam on the Dee |
|
|
| Uncanny, bizarre |
The Times Concise |
02 Jul 2015 |
| Odd |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Jun 2015 |
| Bizarre |
New York Times |
26 May 2015 |
| Very unusual |
|
|
| Bizarre |
|
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| Remarkable, as a coincidence |
|
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| Bizarre |
|
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| Quite strange |
|
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| Mighty strange |
|
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| Outlandish |
|
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| Quite strange |
|
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| Uncanny |
|
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| Funny, but not funny ha-ha |
|
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| Bizarre |
|
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| Totally out there |
|
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| Unearthly |
|
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| Strange |
|
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| Off in some way |
|
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| Strange and then some |
|
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| Strange |
|
|
| ___ Tales, magazine where many H. P. Lovecraft stories first appeared |
|
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| Strange and then some |
|
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| Uncanny |
|
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| Bizarre |
|
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| Too wacky for words |
|
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| Uncanny |
|
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| Off-the-wall |
|
|
| Bizarre |
|
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| Very strange |
|
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| More than strange |
|
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| Very odd |
|
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| Very unusual |
|
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| Creepy |
|
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| More than strange |
|
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| Eerie |
|
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| Very odd |
|
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| Kooky |
|
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| Not funny ha-ha |
|
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| Off-the-wall |
|
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| Out there |
|
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| Preternatural |
|
|
| Out there |
|
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| Spooky or kooky |
|
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| Way out there |
|
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| Hard to explain |
|
|
| ___ Sisters (Shakespearean witches) |
|
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| Off-the-wall |
|
|
| Off-the-wall |
|
|
| Bizarre |
|
|
| Hard to explain |
|
|
| Strange |
|
|
| Off-the-wall |
|
|
| Strange-plus |
|
|
| Eccentric |
|
|
| Strange-plus |
|
|
| Strikingly odd |
|
|
| Al Yankovic's adjective |
|
|
| Off-the-wall |
|
|
| Out there |
|
|
| Uncanny |
|
|
| Bizarre |
|
|
| Spooky |
|
|
| Offbeat |
|
|
| Not everyday |
|
|
| Like Al Yankovic |
|
|
| Eerie |
|
|
| Strange |
|
|
| Way out there |
|
|
| Funny, but not funny ha-ha |
|
|
| "___ Tales" (H.P. Lovecraft venue) |
|
|
| Al Yankovic's moniker |
|
|
| Freakish |
|
|
| Funny, but not funny ha-ha |
|
|
| Creepy |
|
|
| Way out there |
|
|
| Like Al Yankovic |
|
|
| Out of the ordinary |
|
|
| Strikingly strange and unusual |
|
|
| "__ Al" Yankovic |
|
|
| Yankovic descriptive |
|
|
| Like Al Yankovic |
|
|
| Kooky |
|
|
| Uncanny |
|
|
| Not like you and me |
|
|
| Outré |
|
|
| Creepy |
|
|
| Peculiar |
|
|
| Macabre |
|
|
| Bizarre |
|
|
| Singular |
|
|
| Spooky |
|
|
| Peculiar |
|
|
| Uncanny |
|
|
| Out of the ordinary |
|
|
| Bizarre |
|
|
| Unearthly |
|
|
| Peculiar |
|
|
| Outré |
|
|
| Off the wall |
|
|
| Out there, so to speak |
|
|
| Odd |
|
|
| With 39 Across, the three witches |
|
|
| Nerdish |
|
|
| Grotesque |
|
|
| Uncanny |
|
|
| Eerie |
|
|
| Creepy |
|
|
| Eldritch |
|
|
| Strange |
|
|
| Like events on Walpurgis Night |
|
|
| Outlandish |
|
|
| Mysterious |
|
|
| Like the "Macbeth" sisters |
|
|
| Some sisters |
|
|
| ___ Sisters of "Macbeth" |
|
|
| Odd. |
|
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| Ghostly. |
|
|
| Uncanny. |
|
|
| Unearthly. |
|
|
| Mysterious. |
|
|
| Blood-curdling. |
|
|
| The ___ Sisters, in Macbeth. |
|
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| Spooky. |
|
|
| Strange. |
|
|
| Unusual. |
|
|
| ___ Sisters of "Macbeth." |
|
|