| Rugby score underpinning victory characteristic of season |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Sep 2025 |
| Cold, frosty, and snowy |
LA Times Daily |
26 Aug 2025 |
| Seasonably cold |
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| Gain the attempt like in January (6) |
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| Victory attempt frozen out? (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
24 Jun 2025 |
| Finish first attempt in icy conditions |
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| Frosty (6) |
Puzzler |
25 Mar 2025 |
| Bleak and cold |
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| Victory attempt frozen out? (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
21 Feb 2025 |
| Conditions when I never take risks - Yuletide primarily (6) |
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| Bleak to overwhelm the opposition with rugby score (6) |
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| Come first and attempt to look cool (6) |
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| Cold (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
07 May 2024 |
| Bleak way to come out on top, at least make the effort (6) |
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| Victory attempt cold and frosty (6) |
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| Very cool victory gained by effort |
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| Obtain and taste bitter (6) |
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| Bleak |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Feb 2024 |
| Cold and icy |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jan 2024 |
| Gain points in rugger: but it's freezing! |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jan 2024 |
| Cold land near crack (6) |
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| Freezing (6) |
Puzzler |
05 Nov 2023 |
| Bleak |
New York Times |
21 Oct 2023 |
| Like a snow globe scene |
New York Times |
12 Jul 2023 |
| Cold and cheerless |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Aug 2022 |
| Bleak |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Jun 2020 |
| Shot after victory? That's bleak |
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| Go by land that's bleak |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Mar 2020 |
| Hostile, flexible and strong holding no trumps |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Nov 2019 |
| Filled with frost |
Newsday |
03 Nov 2019 |
| Frigid and bleak |
The Washington Post Sunday |
29 Sep 2019 |
| Gain a few points giving description of cold weather? |
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| Cold, bleak |
The Times Concise |
18 Jun 2019 |
| Get to taste bitter |
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| Cold and icy |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Dec 2018 |
| Gain points in rugger — but it's freezing! |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Dec 2018 |
| Cold and snowy |
USA Today |
31 Aug 2018 |
| Dismal victory attempt |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Jul 2018 |
| Cold and snowy |
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| Go after success, being bitter |
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| Like February days |
Universal |
10 Mar 2017 |
| Like February days |
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| Cold, hostile |
The Times Concise |
27 Sep 2016 |
| Cold and cheerless? If no success at first, just try … |
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| Seasonally cold |
The Times Concise |
28 Apr 2016 |
| Arctic triumph, first attempt |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Apr 2016 |
| Succeed in rugby move -- biting! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Mar 2016 |
| Icy, frosty |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Sep 2015 |
| Succeed with effort in cold |
The Telegraph Toughie |
18 Feb 2015 |
| Like January days |
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| Take gold and go cold |
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| Sleety, e.g. |
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| Go by land, getting cold |
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| Like Siberia in January |
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| Cold and raw |
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| Cold |
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| Cold |
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| Like Maine in January |
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| Like Maine in January |
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| Like December days |
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| Cold and snowy |
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| Hiemal |
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| Cold and stormy |
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| Frosty cold. |
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