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| 46% | 8 | A statement that can be understood both literally and figuratively | ||||||
noun • A homonym. • A play on words, a pun. • Ambiguity or double meaning. | ||||||||
| 33% | 7 | Hot spot, both literally and figuratively | ||||||
noun • the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century | ||||||||
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SLAPONTHEBACK which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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SLAPONTHEBACK
Updated: October 15, 2023
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