Hester Prynnes A Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil • a symbol of disgrace or infamy • an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod • a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease
	40%	13		Hester Prynne's punishment
	noun • the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it
	26%	5		Hester Prynne's daughter
	noun • a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel • a shade of white the color of bleached bones • a shape that is spherical and small verb • gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

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New York Times10 Nov 1979	Down 8
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