A Man Who When He Smells Flowers Looks Around For A Coffin Per H L Mencken Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • someone who is critical of the motives of others • a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control
	39%	9		Ignorant middle class, per H. L. Mencken
	noun • class consisting of all those who are considered boobs
	39%	7		"The only American invention as perfect as a sonnet," per H. L. Mencken
	noun • a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth

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7	Received the first HL Mencken Award for Journalistic Excellence