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Cry Of Pain Stifled By Eccentric Dramatist Crossword Clue

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noun

• a person who shows fear or timidity

• English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)

37%8 Smothered or stifled, as a cry
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25%7 Sly, stifled laugh
noun

• a disrespectful laugh

verb

• laugh quietly

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