Misleading Clue Embarrassed Hercule Initially Slipping Up Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 15, 2023

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	noun • any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue • a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color • a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus
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	adjective • (of a sound) That echoes.
	33%	6		A political clown and jester initially slipping over in oil
	noun • A shrub native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, Simmondsia chinensis: the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.

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