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noun • a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit | ||||||||
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Fussy Academics Huff About A Newspaper Leader Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
PEDANT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
PEDANT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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We think the answer is "" which means:
- noun
- • A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit adjective
- • Pedantic.
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