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noun • water accumulated in the bilge of a ship • where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom verb • cause to leak • take in water at the bilge | ||||||||
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noun • English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) | ||||||||
Gimble Freely No Head For Mimsy Nonsense Crossword Clue
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BILGE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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BILGE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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Similar Clues
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1 | " . . . gimble in the ___": Carroll
New York Times -
19 Sep 1992 | New York Times / 19 Sep 1992 |
2 | "...gimble in the ___": Carroll
New York Times -
08 Dec 1998 | New York Times / 08 Dec 1998 |
3 | "Did gyre and gimble in the ___": "Jabberwocky"
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13 Jul 2014 | New York Times / 13 Jul 2014 |
4 | "Did ___ and gimble . . . ": Carroll
New York Times -
26 Dec 1991 | New York Times / 26 Dec 1991 |
5 | Legendary beings with 'gyre and gimble' actions | |
6 | Pen name of an author, puzzle inventor and Oxford mathematics don who coined portmanteau words including bandersnatch, burble, chortle, frabjous, frumious, galumph, jabberwocky and mimsy
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25 Mar 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 25 Mar 2023 |
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