Last seen in:
- Universal - Nov 12 2025
- Universal - Apr 11 2021
- Premier Sunday - King Feature Syndicate - May 17 2020
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 15,377 - Aug 20 2019
- The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 7996
- The Times - Concise - Times Concise Jumbo No 1212
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 14,296 - Mar 4 2016
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 6498 - September 5, 2014
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 6164 - August 10, 2013
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 5680 - January 23, 2012
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- Cause of some delays
- Bureaucratic nuisance
- Procedural annoyance
- Bureaucratic requirements
- Bureaucratic snarl
- Reason for a long delay in getting approval, maybe
- Bureaucratic rigmarole
- Piles of paperwork, perhaps
- Bureaucratic delays
- Civil service snarl
- Bureaucratic waste
- Bureaucratic formalities
- Delay cause
- Nice thing to cut through
- It's hard to cut through