Instrument Of Eve S Downfall Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	7		Exact Match!
	noun • limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous • a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited • an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake
	38%	7		Causing the downfall or downfall of
	noun • United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
	38%	14		Adam and Eve's downfall
	noun • originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)

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The Guardian Cryptic27 Jun 2011	Down 19
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