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| 99% | 5 | EELER | Exact Match! | |||||
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| 31% | 6 | Slippery covering on a slippery dip | ||||||
noun • any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods • a glossy finish on a fabric • a coating for ceramics, metal, etc. verb • coat with a glaze • become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance • furnish with glass • coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze | ||||||||
| 24% | 4 | French novelist who, in order to prevent outings or procrastination thus forcing him to meet his deadline for writing The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, instructed that his clothes be hidden by his valet | ||||||
noun • French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885) | ||||||||
His Catches Are Slippery Crossword Clue
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EELER which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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EELER
Updated: October 10, 2023
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| New York Times12 Aug 1985 | Down 27 | EELER |
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