| Trace of smoke |
LA Times Daily |
25 Aug 2025 |
| Trace |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Tendril |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jul 2025 |
| Tendril of smoke |
Universal |
23 Jul 2025 |
| Bit of straw, hair, etc. (4) |
|
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| Light delicate strand (4) |
Puzzler |
01 Jul 2025 |
| Strand is found in empty workshop (4) |
|
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| Thin column of smoke |
|
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| Thin column, as of smoke |
|
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| Thin puff of smoke |
Universal |
15 May 2025 |
| Thin strand |
Newsday |
04 May 2025 |
| Trace of smoke |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Apr 2025 |
| 1981 cartoon series voiced by Kenneth Williams: Willo The _ (4) |
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| Thin thread of smoke |
USA Today |
18 Apr 2025 |
| Thin puff of smoke |
Universal |
09 Apr 2025 |
| Bit of smoke |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Mar 2025 |
| Trace |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Mar 2025 |
| Faint hint |
Newsday |
22 Mar 2025 |
| Thin piece in barrow is perfect (4) |
|
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| Wisconsin's power delusion? (4) |
|
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| Curl of smoke |
Commuter |
13 Jan 2025 |
| Tuft, thin strand (4) |
|
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| West is original Perlemoen Strand (4) |
|
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| Light delicate strand |
Puzzler Backwords |
02 Jan 2025 |
| Willo the ____, 1980s cartoon |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
21 Dec 2024 |
| Bit of smoke |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Dec 2024 |
| Collective noun for a group of snipe |
Mirror Quiz |
14 Dec 2024 |
| Small bunch of hair or straw |
|
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| Thin strand of hair |
USA Today |
02 Dec 2024 |
| A small thin or twisted piece of something (4) |
|
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| Willo the ___, TV cartoon series narrated by Kenneth Williams featuring the characters Mavis Cruet and Evil Edna |
|
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| Word processor is boxed in the Strand (4) |
|
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| Unsubstantial amount (4) |
|
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| A small bundle of straw or hay |
|
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| With surfing facilitator it lacks substance |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 Nov 2024 |
| Thin strand in kiwi's plumage (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
09 Oct 2024 |
| A little smoke is not exactly wise (4) |
|
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| Shred, for starters, what is surely petty |
|
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| Light strand of hair |
The Times Concise |
27 Sep 2024 |
| Barest trace |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jul 2024 |
| Thin strand |
Mirror Tea Time |
21 Jul 2024 |
| Thin streak of smoke |
|
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| Fine strand (of hair) (4) |
|
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| Trace of smoke |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jun 2024 |
| Thin piece shown in window is pretty (4) |
|
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| Bunch of hay |
|
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| Small twist of straw |
|
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| Strand of hair maybe |
|
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| Strand woman on island park (4) |
|
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| Collective noun for a group of snipe |
Mirror Quiz |
13 May 2024 |
| Small tuft or look (4) |
|
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| Bit of smoke |
Thomas Joseph |
09 May 2024 |
| Tiny puff of smoke |
|
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| Bit of a cloud |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2024 |
| Floating strand of hair or foliage (4) |
|
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| A bit of hair from the West Indies has a starting price (4) |
|
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| Curl of a cloud |
Newsday |
24 Mar 2024 |
| Delicate piece of hair |
|
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| A little bit of straw is proving essential (4) |
|
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| Bundle of straw |
|
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| Small tuft or lock (4) |
|
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| Light delicate strand |
Puzzler Backwords |
29 Feb 2024 |
| Delicate strand (4) |
|
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| Tendril found in barrow is perfect (4) |
|
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| Loose hair strand |
|
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| Collective noun for a group of snipe |
Mirror Quiz |
04 Feb 2024 |
| A bit of cloud in view is pleasant |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
02 Feb 2024 |
| Trace of smoke |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Vague trace of smoke |
|
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| Thin strand in kiwi's plumage (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
04 Jan 2024 |
| Cloudlet |
|
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| Bit of smoke |
New York Times |
20 Nov 2023 |
| Tendril |
New York Times |
19 Nov 2023 |
| Streak of smoke |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2023 |
| Swirl of smoke |
LA Times Daily |
26 Aug 2023 |
| Trace of smoke |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Aug 2023 |
| "Snow-like" smoke trail |
|
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| Faint streak |
Premier Sunday |
11 Jun 2023 |
| Merest trace |
Wall Street Journal |
20 May 2023 |
| Slender trace |
Newsday |
11 May 2023 |
| Bit of smoke |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Mar 2023 |
| Delicate bit of hair |
New York Times |
26 Feb 2023 |
| Trace of smoke |
New York Times |
30 Jan 2023 |
| Bit of hair or smoke |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Dec 2022 |
| Thin strand |
Newsday |
01 Dec 2022 |
| Bit of hair |
Newsday |
02 Oct 2022 |
| Cirrus cloud's shape |
Newsday |
18 Sep 2022 |
| Smoke tendril |
USA Today |
20 Jun 2022 |
| Bit of hair |
USA Today |
26 Mar 2022 |
| Fleeting trace of smoke |
|
|
| Thin puff of smoke (rhymes with "lisp") |
|
|
| Thin trail of smoke |
LA Times Daily |
21 Feb 2022 |
| Thin trail of smoke |
The Washington Post |
21 Feb 2022 |
| Bit of smoke (rhymes with "lisp") |
|
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| Flyaway bit of hair |
USA Today |
12 Nov 2021 |
| Trace of smoke |
USA Today |
11 Nov 2021 |
| Puff |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Nov 2021 |
| Hay handful |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Oct 2021 |
| Thin lock of hair |
Universal |
20 Sep 2021 |
| Tuft |
Canadiana |
16 Aug 2021 |
| Thin streak |
Newsday |
13 Aug 2021 |
| Swirl of smoke |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jun 2021 |
| Swirl of smoke |
The Washington Post |
20 Jun 2021 |
| Thin trace of smoke |
The Washington Post Sunday |
09 May 2021 |
| Small bunch or tuft |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
11 Apr 2021 |
| Thin strand |
The Times Concise |
15 Feb 2021 |
| Bit of hair |
Universal |
02 Feb 2021 |
| Tendril of smoke |
Universal |
01 Feb 2021 |
| Tiny bit of hair |
USA Today |
01 Jan 2021 |
| Thin bit of smoke |
The Washington Post Sunday |
27 Dec 2020 |
| Bit of smoke |
USA Today |
11 Dec 2020 |
| Flimsy lock |
Newsday |
02 Nov 2020 |
| Bit of smoke |
|
|
| Tiny amount of smoke |
Universal |
26 Oct 2020 |
| Groom's bunch of straw -- or strap, when this? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 Sep 2020 |
| Faint cloud |
USA Today |
05 Aug 2020 |
| Piece of straw is perhaps thus described |
|
|
| Curl of a cloud |
Newsday |
27 Jul 2020 |
| Bit of smoke |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jul 2020 |
| Thin smoke trail |
The Washington Post |
22 Jul 2020 |
| Thin smoke trail |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jul 2020 |
| Trace |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jun 2020 |
| Puff of smoke |
New York Times |
04 May 2020 |
| Thin line of smoke |
Family Time |
13 Apr 2020 |
| Fine strand |
The Times Concise |
13 Oct 2019 |
| Cirrus cloud formation |
USA Today |
03 Oct 2019 |
| Thin lock of hair |
Newsday |
30 Sep 2019 |
| Thin puff of smoke |
USA Today |
11 Jul 2019 |
| Thin streak |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2019 |
| Streak of smoke |
Universal |
09 May 2019 |
| Swirl of smoke |
New York Times |
06 May 2019 |
| "A ___ of smoke rose up..." |
|
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| Small, frail person |
USA Today |
16 Jan 2019 |
| Pufflet |
New York Times |
13 Jan 2019 |
| Swirl of smoke |
|
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| Pufflet |
|
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| Thin puff of smoke |
|
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| Small, frail person |
|
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| Cirrus cloud formation |
|
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| Streak of smoke |
|
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| Masked fellow is picking lock |
|
|
| Trace of smoke |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Nov 2018 |
| Faint trace |
Premier Sunday |
14 Oct 2018 |
| Faint trace |
Newsday |
09 Aug 2018 |
| Thin smoke streak |
Universal |
10 Jul 2018 |
| Waster intently seeking pub heads for Strand |
|
|
| Thin puff |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Jun 2018 |
| Trace of smoke |
Newsday |
23 Apr 2018 |
| Bit of smoke |
The Washington Post |
02 Mar 2018 |
| Bit of smoke |
LA Times Daily |
02 Mar 2018 |
| Thin streak |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Feb 2018 |
| Thin puff |
|
|
| Bit of smoke |
|
|
| Thin smoke streak |
|
|
| Bit of smoke |
|
|
| Thin trail of smoke |
|
|
| Bit of smoke |
|
|
| Thin stream of smoke |
The Washington Post |
06 Nov 2017 |
| Thin stream of smoke |
LA Times Daily |
06 Nov 2017 |
| Faint puff |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Aug 2017 |
| Small thin person is quietly hiding behind wife |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Aug 2017 |
| Thin person's desire to get parking for husband |
|
|
| A thin puff of smoke |
|
|
| Fleeting puff |
LA Times Daily |
25 Mar 2017 |
| Fleeting puff |
The Washington Post |
25 Mar 2017 |
| Small lock of hair |
Universal |
11 Feb 2017 |
| Insubstantial lock |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jan 2017 |
| Thin stream of smoke |
|
|
| Thin strand |
Newsday |
07 Dec 2016 |
| Write-ups don't include true stand |
Irish Times Crosaire |
03 Dec 2016 |
| Shred waste in safe place to start with |
The Times Cryptic |
21 Oct 2016 |
| Shred waste in safe place to start with |
|
|
| Bit of smoke |
New York Times |
04 Oct 2016 |
| Bit of smoke |
Universal |
20 Sep 2016 |
| Faint cloud |
Premier Sunday |
11 Sep 2016 |
| Thin strand |
The Washington Post |
05 Jul 2016 |
| Bit of hair |
Premier Sunday |
19 Jun 2016 |
| Small bundle with Internet service provider |
The Times Cryptic |
16 Jun 2016 |
| Puff of smoke |
The Washington Post |
16 Jun 2016 |
| Flimsy shred |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Jan 2016 |
| Strand show is prominently covered |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Jan 2016 |
| Bit of smoke |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
22 Jan 2016 |
| Smidgen of smoke |
Universal |
06 Jan 2016 |
| Bit of smoke |
|
|
| Bit of smoke |
|
|
| Smidgen of smoke |
|
|
| Bit of smoke |
|
|
| Thin strand |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Nov 2015 |
| Bit of smoke |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Oct 2015 |
| Barely noticeable amount |
Newsday |
21 May 2015 |
| Small tuft |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Feb 2015 |
| Cloud bit |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Feb 2015 |
| Thin strand |
|
|
| Barely noticeable amount |
|
|
| Bit of smoke |
|
|
| Thin strand |
|
|
| Cigar emanation |
|
|
| Cloud bit |
|
|
| Small, thin child |
|
|
| Flimsy lock |
|
|
| Cirrus cloud formation |
|
|
| Streaky emanation |
|
|
| Thin puff |
|
|
| Faint trace, as of smoke |
|
|
| Faint trace |
|
|
| Bit of a cloud |
|
|
| Thin strand |
|
|
| Streak of smoke |
|
|
| Small tuft |
|
|
| Bit of smoke or hair |
|
|
| Finger of smoke |
|
|
| Will-o'-the-___ |
|
|
| Trace of smoke |
|
|
| Puff of smoke |
|
|
| Stray strand |
|
|
| Trace of smoke |
|
|
| Thin curl of smoke |
|
|
| 61-Across curl |
|
|
| Filmy strand |
|
|
| 61-Across curl |
|
|
| Small lock |
|
|
| Fleeting trace |
|
|
| Thin tuft |
|
|
| Slender trace |
|
|
| Faint cloud |
|
|
| Faint trace |
|
|
| Faint trace |
|
|
| Curl of a cloud |
|
|
| Slight strand |
|
|
| Thin curl of smoke |
|
|
| Thin smoke trail |
|
|
| Thin smoke trail |
|
|
| Thin curl of smoke |
|
|
| Trace, as of smoke |
|
|
| Thin reed, as of smoke |
|
|
| Bit of a smoke screen? |
|
|
| Merest trace |
|
|
| Slender amount |
|
|
| Handful of straw |
|
|
| Smoke trace |
|
|
| Trace of smoke |
|
|
| Fleeting trace |
|
|
| Bit of a shock? |
|
|
| Thin streak, as of smoke |
|
|
| Fleeting trace |
|
|
| Streak of smoke |
|
|
| Thin puff |
|
|
| Thin trail of smoke |
|
|
| Trace of smoke |
|
|
| Thin fragment |
|
|
| Thin trail of smoke |
|
|
| Thin puff |
|
|
| Trace |
|
|
| Thin strand |
|
|
| Trace |
|
|
| Thin streak |
|
|
| Fleeting trace |
|
|
| Smoke curl |
|
|
| Thready streak |
|
|
| Paltry puff |
|
|
| Strand, as of hair |
|
|
| Small handful |
|
|
| Smoke trace |
|
|
| Thin tuft |
|
|
| Smoke trace |
|
|
| Trace |
|
|
| Strand, as of hair |
|
|
| Fleeting trace |
|
|
| Smoke trace |
|
|
| Merest trace |
|
|
| Will-o'-the- -- |
|
|
| SmaIl bunch of straw |
|
|
| Smoky remnant |
|
|
| Smoke tendril |
|
|
| Trace |
|
|
| Thin strand |
|
|
| Trace over a chimney |
|
|
| Trace of smoke |
|
|
| Smoky remnant |
|
|
| Smoke trace |
|
|
| Trace of smoke |
|
|
| Trace over a chimney |
|
|
| Curl of smoke |
|
|
| Thin puff of smoke |
|
|
| Puff |
|
|
| Miniature cloud |
|
|
| Slender trace |
|
|
| Thin lock |
|
|
| Puff |
|
|
| Bit of a cloud |
|
|
| Small bundle of straw |
|
|
| Puff of smoke |
|
|
| Curl of smoke |
|
|
| Delicate lock of hair |
|
|
| Part of a smoke screen? |
|
|
| Fleeting trace |
|
|
| Puff of smoke |
|
|
| Fleeting trace |
|
|
| Tenuous fragment |
|
|
| Thin streak |
|
|
| Tendril |
|
|
| Small bundle of straw |
|
|
| Thin streak |
|
|
| Skinny one |
|
|
| Trace of smoke |
|
|
| Small handful, as of straw |
|
|
| Streaky emanation |
|
|
| Will-o'-the- ___ |
|
|
| Slender one |
|
|
| Thin tuft |
|
|
| Shred of cirrus |
|
|
| Will-o'-the-__ |
|
|
| Smidgen of smoke |
|
|
| Small tuft |
|
|
| Smoke trace |
|
|
| Mere indication |
|
|
| Puff |
|
|
| Bit of hair |
|
|
| Will-o'-the-___ |
|
|
| Thin strand |
|
|
| Handful of hay |
|
|
| Stray strand |
|
|
| Strand |
|
|
| Tuft |
|
|
| Something frail |
|
|
| Mere handful |
|
|
| Smoke curl |
|
|
| Tendril; strand |
|
|
| Start of a smoke signal |
|
|
| Handful of straw |
|
|
| Thin tuft |
|
|
| Fragment |
|
|
| Strand; tendril |
|
|
| Filmy piece |
|
|
| Tenuous strip |
|
|
| Fragment or shred |
|
|
| Frail thing |
|
|
| Thready streak |
|
|
| Strand |
|
|
| Will-o'-the-___ |
|
|
| Small tuft |
|
|
| Handful |
|
|
| Small bit |
|
|
| Small fragment |
|
|
| Bit of hay |
|
|
| Tiny amount |
|
|
| A handful. |
|
|
| Delicate tendril. |
|
|
| Handful of hay. |
|
|
| Lock of hair. |
|
|
| Handful of straw. |
|
|
| Slender twisted piece of something. |
|
|
| Small strand or twist. |
|
|
| Anything small or slight. |
|
|
| Mere trace. |
|
|
| Bit of straw or hay. |
|
|
| Fragment or shred. |
|
|
| Small tuft. |
|
|
| Small, filmy piece. |
|
|
| Handful. |
|
|
| Piece of straw. |
|
|
| Small broom. |
|
|
| Something frail or fleeting. |
|
|
| Flimsy piece. |
|
|
| A little hay. |
|
|
| Slender twisted piece. |
|
|
| Tendril. |
|
|
| Small bundle. |
|
|
| Slender twisted bit of something. |
|
|
| Mere handful. |
|
|
| Straw. |
|
|
| Fragment. |
|
|
| Shred. |
|
|
| Small bunch. |
|
|
| Filmy piece. |
|
|
| Mere indication. |
|
|
| Delicate person. |
|
|
| Something frail. |
|
|
| Bit of smoke |
|
|
| Bit of a smoke screen? |
|
|