Castle Where Felons Beheaded Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard • common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow verb • deprive of by deceit
	40%	5		Subject of the mnemonic "Divorced, Beheaded, Died. Divorced, Beheaded, Survived" in Broadway's "Six"
	verb • take (someone) as a wife • marry a woman, take a wife • provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife
	36%	7		Put up hefty stakes where felons used to hang out
	noun • alternative terms for gallows verb • hang on an execution instrument • expose to ridicule or public scorn

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The Guardian Cryptic04 Dec 2018	Down 5
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