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noun • a state in which all hope is lost or absent • the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well verb • abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart | ||||
| 40% | 9 | A game played with two dice, in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses immediately, and a first throw of anything else (a point) must be repeated before a 7 is thrown | ||
noun • a game that is played on a table | ||||
| 39% | 13 | Dampening a towel before using it for a hot towel treatment | ||
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Padre Is About To Throw In The Towel
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DESPAIR which was last seen in the Telegraph Toughie crossword.
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DESPAIR
Updated: September 1, 2025
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| Clue | Source | |
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1 | A game played with two dice, in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses immediately, and a first throw of anything else (a point) must be repeated before a 7 is thrown | |
2 | Dampening a towel before using it for a hot towel treatment | |
3 | One about to throw in the towel: it's woolly
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16 Aug 2006 | The Guardian Cryptic / 16 Aug 2006 |
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10 Nov 2020 | The Guardian Cryptic / 10 Nov 2020 |
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New York Times -
26 Dec 1976 | New York Times / 26 Dec 1976 |
7 | Throw in the towel?
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11 Sep 2019 | New York Times / 11 Sep 2019 |
