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Bookends On Shelves Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ESSES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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noun

• The name of the Latin-script letter S.

• Something shaped like the letter S.

• (usually plural) A sequence of winding turns.

verb

• To move in a changing direction, forming the shape of a letter S.

36%7 Like matching bookends
adjective satellite

• being two identical

36%6 Backings for bookends
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