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noun • an emoticon of a smiling face | ||||||||
| 29% | 8 | French literary icon who influenced other authors like Proust | ||||||
noun • French writer of novels and short stories (1821-1880) | ||||||||
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An Icon Of Literary Espionage
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SMILEY which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SMILEY
Updated: October 14, 2023
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