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Cain Was The First Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MURDERER which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: MURDERER

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99%8Exact Match!
noun

• a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

98%3Exact Match!
noun

• a male human offspring

• the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)

30%4First tiller or killer
noun

• (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God

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The Guardian Quick18 Apr 2022 Across 17
New York Times04 Aug 1999 Across 52
New York Times09 Jun 1982 Across 66
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