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| 99% | 4 | IVAN | Exact Match! | |||||
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| 37% | 5 | Synonym found after deleting half the letters of EXHILARATE | ||||||
verb • fill with high spirits; fill with optimism | ||||||||
| 34% | 8 | They were sometimes described as being half-human and half-beast | ||||||
noun • one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature | ||||||||
Composer Deleting First Half Ruler Described As Terrible Crossword Clue
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IVAN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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IVAN
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic01 Jan 2013 | Down 25 | IVAN |
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