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Cruel Sorts Crossword Clue

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noun

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

• (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings

21%3 Be out of sorts
noun

• aromatic bulb used as seasoning

verb

• be ill or unwell

• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

21%12 An individual who sorts letters into a predetermined sequence
noun

• a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order

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New York Times05 Dec 2006 Down 55
New York Times30 Nov 2005 Down 50
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