Last seen in:
- USA Today - Mar 27 2023
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 28,622 - Dec 29 2017
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 27,968 - Nov 25 2015
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 27,657 - Nov 26 2014
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 25,996 - Aug 1 2009
- New York Times - May 6 2007
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 10,005 - May 29 2002
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 9,566 - Dec 30 2000
- Irish Times (Simplex) - Jun 8 1998
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- 'Bored with eating? (3,2)'
- Sick of eating
- Father got rid of this when his hopes were blighted
- Damned if Father didn't get rid of this
- Darned if your old man has been got rid of!
- As one's hopes are blighted, keep quiet with the dead around
- How Father got rid of the hopes that came to nothing (6)
- Hopes not fulfilled that Father might be got rid of
- What may have happened to your hopes that were got rid of at last
- She had her old man around her in a rush
- If you can't take any more, start to defend
- Father ran off to the outhouse
- How Father disposed of what may have happened to his hopes
- With Father got rid of, hopes were gone like this
- Can't make out why one ran away at last