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Head Scratcher Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is WOOLCAP which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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99%7WOOLCAPExact Match!
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noun

• a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not

• a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor

• a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem

97%7Exact Match!
noun

• something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

• a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

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New York Times08 Apr 2017 Down 9 WOOLCAP
New York Times08 Apr 2015 Down 18
New York Times30 Jan 2010 Across 52
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