Arriving across flat territory and grumbling

The answer to “Arriving across flat territory and grumbling” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is COMPLAINING — a 11-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 14, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 17-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.

“Arriving across flat territory and grumbling” answer

COMPLAINING (11 letters)

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What does COMPLAINING mean?

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

When else has “Arriving across flat territory and grumbling” appeared?

The Times Quick 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 14, 2026 (most recent) → COMPLAINING. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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