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noun • any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism • someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild | ||||||||
| 32% | 8 | Defender of faith, holding 2 3, did the plumbing | ||||||
verb • To encircle with outstretched arms, especially to take a measurement; to embrace. • To measure the depth of, take a sounding of. • To get to the bottom of; to manage to comprehend; understand (a problem etc.). | ||||||||
| 28% | 6 | Forest defender in Scottish football team, almost | ||||||
noun • an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest • a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier • a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids | ||||||||
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GODFATHER which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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GODFATHER
Updated: October 14, 2023
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