Father Of French Surgery Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	verb • decrease gradually or bit by bit • cut small bits or pare shavings from • remove the skin from • remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
	25%	15		French playwright considered the father of French tragedy
	noun • French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684)
	24%	6		Father of modern antiseptic surgery
	noun • assessor who makes out the tax lists • English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912) • moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow

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New York Times03 Jan 1982	Across 48
New York Times24 Apr 1980	Across 25
New York Times03 Dec 1977	Down 52
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