Throw out old regressive record, Lulu’s first

The answer to “Throw out old regressive record, Lulu’s first” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is EXPEL — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 7, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 9-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Throw out old regressive record, Lulu’s first” answer

EXPEL (5 letters)

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What does EXPEL mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of EXPEL is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Throw out old regressive record, Lulu’s first” appeared?

The Times Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 7, 2026 (most recent) → EXPEL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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