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adverb • in a manner acceptable to common custom | ||||||||
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noun • a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters | ||||||||
| 20% | 6 | Rules | ||||||
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LICITLY which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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LICITLY
Updated: October 11, 2023
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