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Article By Northeast Writer Taking Drink To Drown Sorrows Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is NEPENTHE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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noun

• A drug mentioned in Homer's Odyssey (c. 8th century B.C.E.) as bringing relief from anxiety or grief; hence, any drug or substance seen as bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief.

• A Southeast Asian carnivorous plant of the genus Nepenthes; a monkey cup or tropical pitcher plant.

36%10 Nautical term for northeast of north-northeast
noun

• the compass point that is midway between north and northeast

adverb

• to, toward, or in the north-northeast

30%10 Indefinite article or definite article
noun

• an argument that is conclusive

• one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases

• a determining or causal element or factor

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