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rowid | clue | answer ▼ | definition | clue_number | puzzle_date | puzzle_name | source_url | source |
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330223 | See 11a | 27a | 2020-08-19 | Toughie 2491 | http://bigdave44.com/2020/08/19/toughie-2491/ | bigdave44 | ||
330749 | See 15a | 19a | 2019-10-23 | Toughie 2320 | http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/23/toughie-2320/ | bigdave44 | ||
330991 | Good argument for increase (4) GROW – G (good) ROW (argument). Solvers using the newspaper version had to guess at this one from the checking letters as for some reason the clue for 9d also appeared here instead of the proper clue for 5d | increase | 5d | 2017-07-20 | Sunday Telegraph 2907 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/07/20/st-2907/ | bigdave44 | |
332360 | See 1a | 9a | 2017-03-22 | Toughie 1781 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/22/toughie-1781/ | bigdave44 | ||
332383 | See 12a | 19d | 2017-03-22 | Toughie 1781 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/22/toughie-1781/ | bigdave44 | ||
332577 | See 7d | 23a | 2018-04-27 | Toughie 2011 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/04/27/toughie-2011/ | bigdave44 | ||
332582 | See 7d | 3d | 2018-04-27 | Toughie 2011 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/04/27/toughie-2011/ | bigdave44 | ||
332982 | See 24 Down | 12a | 2018-02-28 | Toughie 1977 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/28/toughie-1977/ | bigdave44 | ||
332992 | See 18 Across | 2d | 2018-02-28 | Toughie 1977 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/28/toughie-1977/ | bigdave44 | ||
333181 | Speed backwards then finally adopt serene ballet position (6) | ballet position | 22a | 2017-11-07 | Toughie 1912 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/11/07/toughie-1912/ | bigdave44 | |
333388 | Musical composition — it’s Fauré’s final duet arranged (5) | Musical composition | 22d | 2018-01-24 | Toughie 1957 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/01/24/toughie-1957/ | bigdave44 | |
334144 | Puzzles site clue: Fire about ten main people finally, in addition (6) Newspaper clue: Frank as diarist about what’s at heart of Brexit extension (6) ANNEXE – AXE (fire) about the final letters of teN MaiN people; or ANNE (Frank, the famous diarist) about the letters at the heart of BrEXit | addition/extension | 14a | 2018-09-06 | Sunday Telegraph 2966 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/09/06/st-2966/ | bigdave44 | |
336097 | Troubled teenager shelves new shelves (7) | shelves | 2d | 2018-03-29 | Toughie 1994 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/03/29/toughie-1994/ | bigdave44 | |
337153 | See 19 Down | 1d | 2018-06-08 | Toughie 2035 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/06/08/toughie-2035/ | bigdave44 | ||
337160 | See 19 Down | 14d | 2018-06-08 | Toughie 2035 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/06/08/toughie-2035/ | bigdave44 | ||
337474 | A fine and equitable business (6) AFFAIR – A (from the clue) F (fine) FAIR (equitable) | business | 4d | 2017-06-22 | Sunday Telegraph 2903 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/06/22/st-2903/ | bigdave44 | |
338029 | See 5 Down | 19d | 2017-12-29 | Toughie 1943 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/29/toughie-1943/ | bigdave44 | ||
338719 | Story for American engineers making piece of furniture (7) | piece of furniture | 19d | 2018-05-22 | Toughie 2024 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/05/22/toughie-2024/ | bigdave44 | |
338914 | See 8 Down | 3d | 2018-03-02 | Daily Telegraph 28676 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/03/02/dt-28676/ | bigdave44 | ||
339276 | See 1 Across | 16a | 2017-01-12 | Toughie 1742 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/12/toughie-1742/ | bigdave44 | ||
339297 | See 14 Across | 22d | 2017-01-12 | Toughie 1742 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/12/toughie-1742/ | bigdave44 | ||
339501 | See 5 Across | 7a | 2016-07-28 | Toughie 1646 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/07/28/toughie-1646/ | bigdave44 | ||
340245 | See 12 Across (4) | 14a | 2017-01-05 | Sunday Telegraph 100008 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/05/st-100008/ | bigdave44 | ||
340257 | At Christmas they traditionally help themselves? Not half! (5) ELVES – Found in the second half of themsELVES | At Christmas they traditionally help | 4d | 2017-01-05 | Sunday Telegraph 100008 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/05/st-100008/ | bigdave44 | |
341659 | Striking assorted elements of plum mingle (10) PUMMELLING – An anagram (assorted) of PLUM MINGLE | Striking | 27a | 2017-01-20 | Daily Telegraph 28324 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/20/dt-28324/ | bigdave44 | |
341889 | … See 11 Down… | 2d | 2017-12-15 | Toughie 1935 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/15/toughie-1935/ | bigdave44 | ||
341895 | See 10a | 12d | 2017-12-15 | Toughie 1935 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/15/toughie-1935/ | bigdave44 | ||
342083 | Sitting room? (6) STUDIO – A cryptic definition of a room where someone might sit for a portrait | Sitting room? | 17a | 2016-09-23 | Daily Telegraph 28222 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/09/23/dt-28222/ | bigdave44 | |
342310 | See 7d | 13a | 2016-06-08 | Toughie 1617 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/06/08/toughie-1617/ | bigdave44 | ||
342393 | See 1a. | 11a | 2017-07-19 | Toughie 1849 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/07/19/toughie-1849/ | bigdave44 | ||
343007 | Screen broadcast extending over hour (4) SHOW – SOW (broadcast seed) extending over H (Hour) | Screen | 18a | 2016-12-08 | Sunday Telegraph 2876 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/08/st-2876/ | bigdave44 | |
343853 | See 8a | 9a | 2016-06-01 | Toughie 1613 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/06/01/toughie-1613/ | bigdave44 | ||
344792 | See 28 Across | 35a | 2016-12-28 | Double Toughie 100008 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/28/double-toughie-100008/ | bigdave44 | ||
345602 | Contracted Spanish city girl to provide song (8) MADRIGAL – Almost all of (contracted) MADRId and a GAL (girl) | song | 1a | 2016-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 28294 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/16/dt-28294/ | bigdave44 | |
345603 | Horse perhaps that’s not much of a goer (6) STAYER – A person or animal, especially a horse or greyhound, of good lasting qualities for a race, which might not necessarily be a goer, either in the sense of leaving or being particularly fast | Horse perhaps that’s not much of a goer | 8a | 2016-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 28294 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/16/dt-28294/ | bigdave44 | |
345604 | Country steps back too much — it elevates a woman (8) STILETTO – STILE (country steps) and a reversal (back) of OTT (over the top, too much) | it elevates a woman | 10a | 2016-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 28294 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/16/dt-28294/ | bigdave44 | |
345605 | Arranged one behind another, cyclically? (2,6) IN TANDEM – An arrangement of two things one behind the other, not necessarily on a bicycle built for two! | Arranged one behind another | 12a | 2016-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 28294 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/16/dt-28294/ | bigdave44 | |
345606 | Everyone assembled outside that club? (6) MALLET- ALL (everyone) with MET (assembled) outside | club? | 15a | 2016-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 28294 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/16/dt-28294/ | bigdave44 | |
345607 | Capital increasin’ by 100 per cent, it is reported (6) DUBLIN – A homophone (it is reported) of DOUBLIN’ (increasing by 100%) | Capital | 20a | 2016-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 28294 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/16/dt-28294/ | bigdave44 | |
345608 | One swallows pills, strangely aromatic flavour (8) ALLSPICE – ACE (one) ‘swallows’ an anagram (strangely) of PILLS | aromatic flavour | 23a | 2016-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 28294 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/16/dt-28294/ | bigdave44 | |
345609 | Please cast off and slip away (6) ELAPSE – An anagram (cast off) of PLEASE | slip away | 25a | 2016-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 28294 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/16/dt-28294/ | bigdave44 | |
345610 | Leader of exodus from East entering Stirling, say (5) MOSES – E (east) entering MOSS (Stirling, perhaps) | Leader of exodus | 1d | 2016-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 28294 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/16/dt-28294/ | bigdave44 | |
345611 | Rewritten tragedy was revolutionary (7) GYRATED – An anagram (rewritten) of TRAGEDY | was revolutionary | 3d | 2016-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 28294 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/16/dt-28294/ | bigdave44 | |
345612 | Keep crossing river in coach again (7) RETRAIN – RETAIN (keep) crossing R (river) | coach again | 5d | 2016-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 28294 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/16/dt-28294/ | bigdave44 | |
345613 | Fashion centre with diamonds in reserve (9) RETICENCE – An anagram (fashion) of CENTRE into which is inserted ICE (diamonds) | reserve | 7d | 2016-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 28294 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/16/dt-28294/ | bigdave44 | |
345614 | Plundering vessel, soldier is supported by the monarch (9) PRIVATEER – PRIVATE (soldier) is supported, or followed by in a Down clue, ER (the regnal cipher of our current monarch) | Plundering vessel | 14d | 2016-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 28294 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/16/dt-28294/ | bigdave44 | |
345615 | Number residing on southern French island is capable of being stretched (7) TENSILE – TEN (number) S (southern) ILE (French island) | capable of being stretched | 17d | 2016-12-16 | Daily Telegraph 28294 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/16/dt-28294/ | bigdave44 | |
346019 | Tasty treat it’s clear I demolished (6) | Tasty treat | 4d | 2017-09-28 | Sunday Telegraph 2917 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/09/28/st-2917/ | bigdave44 | |
346153 | See 13a | 16a | 2016-12-28 | Toughie 1733 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/28/toughie-1733/ | bigdave44 | ||
346169 | See 13a | 18d | 2016-12-28 | Toughie 1733 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/28/toughie-1733/ | bigdave44 | ||
346414 | Compass directed the wrong way perhaps (5) RANGE – RAN (directed)and EG (perhaps) reversed (the wrong way) | Compass | 22a | 2018-01-21 | MPP 068 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/01/21/mpp-068-review/ | bigdave44 | |
346422 | Woman’s hat affording protection in seedy environment? (6) | Woman’s hat/protection in seedy environment? | 4d | 2018-01-21 | MPP 068 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/01/21/mpp-068-review/ | bigdave44 | |
346928 | See 9 Across | 10a | 2017-10-12 | Toughie 1898 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/10/12/toughie-1898/ | bigdave44 | ||
347210 | See 13 | 7d | 2017-02-17 | Daily Telegraph 28353 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/02/17/dt-28353/ | bigdave44 | ||
347244 | See 22 Across | 20d | 2017-03-23 | Toughie 1782 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/23/toughie-1782/ | bigdave44 | ||
347780 | See 26 | 11a | 2017-07-14 | Toughie 1847 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/07/14/toughie-1847/ | bigdave44 | ||
349124 | See 16 | 20a | 2016-08-21 | MPP 051 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/08/21/mpp-051-review/ | bigdave44 | ||
349954 | See 25a | 8d | 2018-07-27 | Toughie 2063 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/07/27/toughie-2063/ | bigdave44 | ||
350114 | See 1a | 9a | 2018-02-07 | Toughie 1965 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/07/toughie-1965/ | bigdave44 | ||
351418 | See 14 | 16a | 2017-09-22 | Toughie 1887 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/09/22/toughie-1887/ | bigdave44 | ||
351806 | See 13 | 25a | 2017-02-17 | Daily Telegraph 28348 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/02/17/dt-28348/ | bigdave44 | ||
352381 | See 10a | 11a | 2017-09-13 | Toughie 1881 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/09/13/toughie-1881/ | bigdave44 | ||
352582 | See 1a | 6a | 2018-04-18 | Toughie 2005 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/04/18/toughie-2005/ | bigdave44 | ||
355753 | See 1 Across | 15a | 2016-12-27 | Toughie 1732 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/27/toughie-1732/ | bigdave44 | ||
355775 | See 1a | 6a | 2016-11-30 | Toughie 1717 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/11/30/toughie-1717/ | bigdave44 | ||
356266 | ‘E’, I think, winds up ‘effuse‘ (5) | effuse | 2d | 2017-04-14 | Toughie 1795 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/14/toughie-1795/ | bigdave44 | |
356269 | The setter’s pa joins grandma climbing mountain (5,4) | mountain /mountain | 6d | 2017-04-14 | Toughie 1795 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/14/toughie-1795/ | bigdave44 | |
356761 | See 6d | 24a | 2017-08-23 | Toughie 1869 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/23/toughie-1869/ | bigdave44 | ||
356973 | See 1 Across | 5d | 2017-11-23 | Toughie 1922 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/11/23/toughie-1922/ | bigdave44 | ||
357197 | See 1 Down | 29a | 2016-12-29 | Sunday Telegraph 2879 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/29/st-2879/ | bigdave44 | ||
357396 | Returned power tool that buzzes (4) WASP – A reversal (returned) of P (power) SAW (tool) | that buzzes | 15a | 2016-08-25 | Sunday Telegraph 2861 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/08/25/st-2861/ | bigdave44 | |
358001 | Painting displayed in the Louvre’s season shows Parisian star (6) | 5d | 2016-07-12 | Toughie 1636 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/07/12/toughie-1636/ | bigdave44 | ||
358539 | See 19 | 4d | 2017-05-16 | Toughie 1812 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/05/16/toughie-1812/ | bigdave44 | ||
358543 | See 19 | 14d | 2017-05-16 | Toughie 1812 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/05/16/toughie-1812/ | bigdave44 | ||
358791 | Virtual meeting in France once cell reorganised (10,4) CONFERENCE CALL – An anagram (reorganised) of FRANCE ONCE CELL | Virtual meeting | 20a | 2017-08-17 | Sunday Telegraph 2911 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/17/st-2911/ | bigdave44 | |
358800 | Section of stadium — work to prepare ground comes to complete halt (10) STANDSTILL – STANDS (section of stadium) TILL (work to prepare ground) | complete halt | 6d | 2017-08-17 | Sunday Telegraph 2911 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/17/st-2911/ | bigdave44 | |
359264 | See 13 Across | 24a | 2017-05-25 | Toughie 1818 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/05/25/toughie-1818/ | bigdave44 | ||
359278 | See 13 Across | 16d | 2017-05-25 | Toughie 1818 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/05/25/toughie-1818/ | bigdave44 | ||
359794 | (See 22a) | 23a | 2017-02-21 | Toughie 1764 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/02/21/toughie-1764/ | bigdave44 | ||
362389 | See 6 Down (8) | 25a | 2017-08-25 | Toughie 1871 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/25/toughie-1871-posted-by-2kiwis/ | bigdave44 | ||
362678 | See 10 | 11a | 2017-08-04 | Daily Telegraph 28492 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/04/dt-28492/ | bigdave44 | ||
362732 | Red, for instance, in US leading commotion in state (8) COLORADO – COLOR (how an American would describe red, for instance, followed by ADO (commotion) | state | 7a | 2016-10-06 | Sunday Telegraph 2867 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/06/st-2867/ | bigdave44 | |
362733 | Beasts of burden bringing little back across area (6) LLAMAS – A reversal (back) of SMALL (little) across A (area) | Beasts of burden | 10a | 2016-10-06 | Sunday Telegraph 2867 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/06/st-2867/ | bigdave44 | |
362734 | Tense reason to change nothing? (7,7) PRESENT PERFECT – so you don’t need to change anything about it. | Tense | 12a | 2016-10-06 | Sunday Telegraph 2867 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/06/st-2867/ | bigdave44 | |
362735 | Fellow holding tune, finally, for a song (5) CHEAP – CHAP (fellow) holding an E, the final letter of tune | for a song | 17a | 2016-10-06 | Sunday Telegraph 2867 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/06/st-2867/ | bigdave44 | |
362736 | Things like this restricting pre-noon game, note, for some sportsmen (9,5) CAMBRIDGE BLUES – CLUES (things like this) restricting AM (Ante Meridiem, before noon) BRIDGE (game) and B (musical note) | some sportsmen | 20a | 2016-10-06 | Sunday Telegraph 2867 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/06/st-2867/ | bigdave44 | |
362737 | Sudden attack from male concealed by some foliage? (6) AMBUSH – Back to inserting – M (male) is concealed by A BUSH (some foliage) | Sudden attack | 25a | 2016-10-06 | Sunday Telegraph 2867 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/06/st-2867/ | bigdave44 | |
362739 | Final course, perhaps, for dunce (4) FOOL – a gooseberry fool, for example, would make delicious final course or dessert. | dunce | 1d | 2016-10-06 | Sunday Telegraph 2867 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/06/st-2867/ | bigdave44 | |
362740 | Bear exactly 50 per cent of ridicule (4) POOH – our favourite bear is 50% of POOH POOH (ridicule) | Bear | 3d | 2016-10-06 | Sunday Telegraph 2867 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/06/st-2867/ | bigdave44 | |
362741 | Case for moving leaves a head in trying situation (3,5) TEA CHEST – EACH (a head) in TEST (trying situation) | Case for moving leaves | 5d | 2016-10-06 | Sunday Telegraph 2867 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/06/st-2867/ | bigdave44 | |
362742 | As it is, when reduced to symbol (7) ARSENIC – A chemical symbol clue that didn’t, for once, catch me out) | As | 8d | 2016-10-06 | Sunday Telegraph 2867 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/06/st-2867/ | bigdave44 | |
362743 | Quietly covering main part, carry on lawsuit (5) PLEAD – P (quietly) covering or going over LEAD (main part) | carry on lawsuit | 14d | 2016-10-06 | Sunday Telegraph 2867 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/06/st-2867/ | bigdave44 | |
362744 | Under pressure, tell bishop, for example (7) PRELATE – RELATE (tell) goes under P (pressure) | bishop, for example | 18d | 2016-10-06 | Sunday Telegraph 2867 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/06/st-2867/ | bigdave44 | |
362745 | I’ll be upset over small attacks on paper (6) LIBELS – An anagram (upset) of ILL BE goes over S (small) | attacks on paper | 22d | 2016-10-06 | Sunday Telegraph 2867 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/06/st-2867/ | bigdave44 | |
363081 | Bird | Bird | 2d | 2017-08-25 | Daily Telegraph 28510 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/25/dt-28510/ | bigdave44 | |
363084 | Fast | Fast | 5d | 2017-08-25 | Daily Telegraph 28510 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/25/dt-28510/ | bigdave44 | |
363086 | Not still | Not still | 7d | 2017-08-25 | Daily Telegraph 28510 | http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/25/dt-28510/ | bigdave44 | |
363371 | See 8 Down | 17a | 2018-08-09 | Toughie 2070 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/08/09/toughie-2070/ | bigdave44 | ||
363389 | See 8 Down | 22d | 2018-08-09 | Toughie 2070 | http://bigdave44.com/2018/08/09/toughie-2070/ | bigdave44 | ||
363525 | Music study in France (5) | Music/study in France | 3d | 2016-08-01 | Daily Telegraph 28181 | http://bigdave44.com/2016/08/01/dt-28181/ | bigdave44 |
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CREATE TABLE "clues" ( rowid INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, clue TEXT, answer TEXT, definition TEXT, clue_number TEXT, puzzle_date TEXT, puzzle_name TEXT, source_url TEXT NOT NULL, source TEXT ); CREATE INDEX clues_source_index ON clues ("source");