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noun • British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888) • the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters | ||||||||
| 27% | 7 | Often used to end a limerick | ||||||
noun • two items of the same kind • a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed | ||||||||
| 27% | 11 | The number of verses in a traditional limerick | ||||||
adjective satellite • being three more than eighty | ||||||||
Limerick Man
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LEAR which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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LEAR
Updated: October 11, 2023
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