Set off with girlfriend outside boys' school (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DETONATE Set off with girlfriend outside boys' school (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 18, 2025
7% SMELLARAT Suspect set alarm off outside pound (9) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 14, 2026
7% ETON British boys' school (4) Universal Dec 19, 2025
7% BEGINS Sets off (6) LA Times Daily Dec 6, 2025
6% COEDS Schools with boys and girls, e.g. (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 15, 2026
6% AMIE French girlfriend (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 14, 2026
6% EXTERNAL Outside (8) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
6% WILL "Boys __ be boys" (4) Newsday Dec 29, 2025
6% SLOANE Girlfriend in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (6) New York Times Dec 21, 2025
6% DEPART Set off on a journey (6) The Times Concise Dec 12, 2025

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