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noun • hard monotonous routine work | ||||||||
| 29% | 7 | Type of snake mackerel that derives its name from the rings around its eyes, thought suggestive of an academic’s spectacles | ||||||
noun • large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes | ||||||||
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noun • an unchanging intonation | ||||||||
Academic Gets Important Job But Its Drudgery Crossword Clue
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DONKEYWORK which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DONKEYWORK
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic25 Jan 2016 | Down 14 | |
| The Guardian Cryptic19 Nov 2001 | Down 13 | |
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