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noun • a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry • synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy | ||||||||
| 44% | 11 | Discovered the Des Plaines River in present-day Illinois | ||||||
noun • French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700) | ||||||||
| 25% | 7 | Characterized by ill-will or ill-fortune | ||||||
adjective satellite • deadly or sinister • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments | ||||||||
___ Plaines Ill Crossword Clue
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DES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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DES
Updated: October 11, 2023
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