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noun • a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it • a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot verb • dig (up) with a spade | ||||||||
| 33% | 7 | Dashiell, the first name of the author known as Hammett | ||||||
noun • United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961) | ||||||||
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noun • United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930) • United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900) • United States golfer (1902-1971) • American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792) • one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652) • English phonetician (1881-1967) | ||||||||
Hammett Sleuth Crossword Clue
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SPADE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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SPADE
Updated: October 11, 2023
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| New York Times11 Feb 2003 | Across 9 | |
| New York Times16 Mar 1990 | Down 24 | |
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