Bookish Bore Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
	36%	11		Guns with a large bore and smooth bore
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	35%	11		Some of these instruments have a conical bore while others have a cylindrical bore.
	noun • (music) the family of brass instruments

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New York Times16 Jan 1978	Down 10
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