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noun • a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe) | ||||||||
| 36% | 8 | Scottish word for churchwarden | ||||||
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| 36% | 10 | Shut up about our being fostered! | ||||||
adjective satellite • inspired with confidence | ||||||||
Fancy Being Fostered By A Churchwarden Crossword Clue
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PIPEDREAM which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
PIPEDREAM
Updated: October 14, 2023
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