A Person Is Surprised If You Take Him This Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	adverb • having the wind against the forward side of the sails • by surprise
	33%	6		Part of the trio that sang 'To Know Him Is to Love Him'
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	31%	9		Some considered him a radical extremist while others hailed him as a hero. (4,5)
	noun • abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)

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