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| 99% | 9 | DAVIDLEAN | Exact Match! | |||||
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| 27% | 8 | Director who won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Departed | ||||||
noun • United States filmmaker (born in 1942) | ||||||||
| 25% | 15 | Director who won the Best Director Oscar for "Schindler's List" | ||||||
noun • United States filmmaker (born in 1947) | ||||||||
Leading Director Keen And Economical
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DAVIDLEAN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DAVIDLEAN
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic25 Jun 2001 | Across 19 | DAVIDLEAN |
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