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663,440 | Characteristic to conceal occasionally one’s route (7) | TRANSIT | route | 17d | 2022-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 30172 | http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/16/dt-30172/ | bigdave44 |
663,441 | Memory loss means I misplaced article (7) | AMNESIA | Memory loss | 18d | 2022-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 30172 | http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/16/dt-30172/ | bigdave44 |
663,442 | Cleric rabbi’s hoping to welcome (6) | BISHOP | Cleric | 19d | 2022-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 30172 | http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/16/dt-30172/ | bigdave44 |
663,443 | Weak-looking female bird (5) | FRAIL | Weak-looking | 21d | 2022-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 30172 | http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/16/dt-30172/ | bigdave44 |
663,444 | Seasonal Quick Crossword Pun: | MISS | null | Ad | 2022-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 30172 | http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/16/dt-30172/ | bigdave44 |
663,445 | Scaling rocks when visiting favourite Hebridean location (7,4) | FINGALS CAVE | Hebridean location | 1a | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,446 | Agreement is close (7) | COMPACT | Agreement/close | 7a | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,447 | Intellectual for instance claims golf title (7) | EGGHEAD | Intellectual | 8a | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,448 | Dress restricts one about to get beauty treatment (8) | MANICURE | beauty treatment | 10a | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,449 | Placate retired gentleman when ill-tempered on vacation (6) | DISARM | Placate | 11a | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,450 | Essential new wine (4) | MUST | null | 13a | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,451 | One supplying retailer with pickle and salt, reportedly (10) | WHOLESALER | One supplying retailer | 14a | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,452 | Army, perhaps on edge, professed loyalty that’s insincere (3,7) | LIP SERVICE | professed loyalty that’s insincere | 16a | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,453 | Setter maybe signifies contentment with this indicator? (4) | TAIL | indicator | 18a | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,454 | Arduous round trip regularly ignored before (6) | TIRING | Arduous | 21a | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,455 | Retorts from priest so unusual (8) | RIPOSTES | Retorts | 22a | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,456 | Partied, leaving clubs excited (7) | AROUSED | excited | 24a | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,457 | Sought to justify former copper’s heartless intent (7) | EXCUSED | Sought to justify | 25a | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,458 | Homeless vagrant hugs extremely nonplussed northern composer (11) | MENDELSSOHN | composer | 26a | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,459 | Instigates Times leader being changed (7) | FOMENTS | Instigates | 1d | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,460 | Subtlety of problem is overlooked (6) | NUANCE | Subtlety | 2d | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,461 | Male fragrance Eva’s father ordered (10) | AFTERSHAVE | Male fragrance | 3d | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,462 | Small storage facility in Slough (4) | SHED | Small storage facility/Slough | 4d | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,463 | Worry about Republican that is becoming most incensed (8) | ANGRIEST | most incensed | 5d | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,464 | Watch dance in which pupil’s seen? (7) | EYEBALL | Watch | 6d | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,465 | Claim Tommy is occasionally permitted each drink (8,3) | CAMOMILE TEA | drink | 7d | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,466 | Disheartened daughter supports protest Israel condemned (11) | DEMORALISED | Disheartened | 9d | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,467 | Bravery investing fortune in conifer plantations ultimately succeeded (10) | PLUCKINESS | Bravery | 12d | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,468 | Curious new difficulty upset poet (8) | TENNYSON | poet | 15d | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,469 | Present hairstyle, cut by pro (7) | PERFORM | Present | 17d | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,470 | To some extent sweetheart is a natural craftsperson (7) | ARTISAN | craftsperson | 19d | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,471 | Cloak on cop ruined, husband’s admitted (6) | PONCHO | Cloak | 20d | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,472 | Side with upper hand (4) | EDGE | Side/upper hand | 23d | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,473 | Crossword Pun: | SIOUX | null | Quickd | 2023-01-13 | Daily Telegraph 30196 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/ | bigdave44 |
663,474 | Appropriate clothing qualities (10) | PROPERTIES | qualities | 1a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,475 | Purchase bag (4) | GRIP | Purchase bag | 6a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,476 | Flipping poor effort, to an extent for volunteer (5) | OFFER | volunteer | 10a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,477 | Deviation put reader off (9) | DEPARTURE | Deviation | 11a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,478 | Titanic no more at sea – guy’s oddly forgotten (8) | ENORMOUS | Titanic | 12a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,479 | Jog with no clothes on, entertaining girl (5) | NUDGE | Jog | 13a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,480 | Reserved archbishop has a change of heart (7) | PRIVATE | Reserved | 15a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,481 | Weather-beaten, perhaps after a day on a trip? (7) | DRUGGED | on a trip | 17a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,482 | Established faith embracing a cult, finally (7) | CREATED | Established | 19a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,483 | Is district attorney in uproar showing contempt? (7) | DISDAIN | contempt? | 21a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,484 | Quarrel about river fish (5) | SPRAT | fish | 22a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,485 | Second insignificant international match is the most pleasant (8) | SWEETEST | most pleasant | 24a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,486 | Near this writer is umpire (9) | IMMEDIATE | Near | 27a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,487 | Sculptor’s low energy after runs (5) | MOORE | Sculptor | 28a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,488 | Go crazy on the way back (4) | STAB | Go | 29a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,489 | Paper perhaps still delivered (10) | STATIONERY | Paper | 30a | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,490 | Kitty wrapping large parcel (4) | PLOT | parcel | 1d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,491 | Nasty old couple of females pondering leaving Portugal (9) | OFFENSIVE | Nasty | 2d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,492 | Dismay having head cut off bloomer (5) | ERROR | bloomer | 3d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,493 | Staff supporting little swimmer in pool (7) | TADPOLE | swimmer in pool | 4d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,494 | Former lover sat bare (7) | EXPOSED | bare | 5d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,495 | Plump dog with new lead (5) | ROUND | Plump | 7d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,496 | Falsely claiming Macron’s ready with resolution (10) | PRETENDING | Falsely claiming | 8d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,497 | You and I perhaps harass poor nuns (8) | PRONOUNS | You and I perhaps | 9d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,498 | Engineer spies chap’s heavenly transport (10) | SPACESHIPS | heavenly transport | 14d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,499 | New tap due – it’s bent (8) | APTITUDE | bent | 16d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,500 | PM’s satisfied southern accent (9) | GLADSTONE | PM | 18d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,501 | Volume lost from TV and it’s faulty remote (7) | DISTANT | remote | 20d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,502 | Most profound flower problem (7) | DEEPEST | Most profound | 21d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,503 | Strange first half of barn dance (5) | RUMBA | dance | 23d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,504 | Empty the motorway and work up speed (5) | TEMPO | speed | 25d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,505 | Cover your sandwiches well (4) | VERY | well | 26d | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,506 | specific favourite but there were a number of ticks on my page – 12&17a plus 4,8,16&20d. Which ones hit the spot for you? | T | null | Nod | 2023-06-06 | Daily Telegraph 30319 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/ | bigdave44 |
663,507 | not-overly-difficult and very enjoyable puzzle by Sparks. I did notice something interesting about all the across clues (and 6 of the down ones, but that is largely as a consequence) | P | null | A | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,508 | Gradually includes Times in back copies of favourites (4,2,4) | STEP BY STEP | Gradually | 1a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,509 | Tense time with old academics? (4) | TAUT | Tense | 6a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,510 | Grumble without Mike, say (5) | UTTER | say | 10a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,511 | Fan found in abandoned farm vehicle (9) | EXTRACTOR | Fan | 11a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,512 | Oscar intercepts letter with a counterfeit permit (8) | TOLERATE | permit | 12a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,513 | Sweet betrothal partly rejected (5) | TORTE | Sweet | 13a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,514 | Globe, maybe, within which one may operate (7) | THEATRE | Globe, maybe/within which one may operate | 15a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,515 | Missile shelter offering protection for free (7) | TRIDENT | Missile | 17a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,516 | Compound doubling metal price (7) | NITRATE | Compound | 19a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,517 | Secure satellite broadcast (7) | TIGHTEN | Secure | 21a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,518 | Too much crammed into flash phrase (5) | MOTTO | phrase | 22a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,519 | Launch reportedly smashing sci-fi franchise (4,4) | STAR TREK | sci-fi franchise | 24a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,520 | Colleague in same company perhaps ignoring British deadlock (9) | STALEMATE | deadlock | 27a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,521 | Spell “just in time” using only some of the letters (5) | STINT | Spell | 28a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,522 | Clear web sites centrally (4) | NETT | Clear | 29a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,523 | Navy possibly daring to be PC (10) | BLUEBOTTLE | PC | 30a | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,524 | Film announced some century breaks (4) | SCUM | Film | 1d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,525 | Mixer is briefly, perhaps, wide open (9) | EXTROVERT | Mixer | 2d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,526 | Hold up electronic lighter (5) | BARGE | lighter | 3d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,527 | Leak note to skip part of book? (7) | SEEPAGE | Leak | 4d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,528 | Beg for goods ditched by man and chief (7) | ENTREAT | Beg for | 5d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,529 | Cut top off beam later on (5) | AFTER | later on | 7d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,530 | Thinner internet up for development (10) | TURPENTINE | Thinner | 8d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,531 | Change of old term for Andromeda Nebula, for one? (8) | FARTHING | Change of old | 9d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,532 | For whom coping could be part of the job (10) | STONEMASON | For whom coping could be part of the job | 14d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,533 | The Cloth meant to give dry services? (3,5) | TEA TOWEL | The Cloth meant to give dry services? | 16d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,534 | Ultra vires unopened text message primarily scrapped (9) | EXTREMIST | Ultra | 18d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,535 | Learns about shielding knight put in difficulty (7) | ENSNARL | put in difficulty | 20d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,536 | Swing section up on drugs by the sound of it (7) | TRAPEZE | Swing | 21d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,537 | Tribute perfectly covering saint (5) | TOAST | Tribute | 23d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,538 | Dead poet identified by bones raised below bottom of crypt (5) | TASSO | Dead poet | 25d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |
663,539 | Problem for viewer surfaces at injury time in finals (4) | STYE | Problem for viewer | 26d | 2023-04-28 | Toughie 3052 | http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/ | bigdave44 |