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Hypothetical Remedy For All Ills Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is NOSTRUM which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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199%7Exact Match!
244%8Remedy for all ills
335%10 In a hypothetical or hypothetical manner

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We think the answer is "NOSTRUM" which means:

    noun
  • • Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
  • • Patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He believed the snake oil salesman's nostrum would cure all his ailments."
  • • "The quack doctor's nostrum promised to give you endless energy."

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