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Folklore Figure Crossword Clue

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noun

• a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

• a short pithy saying expressing a general truth

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noun

• creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas

• (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

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noun

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

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

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New York Times28 Apr 1996 Across 119
New York Times11 Aug 1994 Down 54
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