Mother __ Fictitious Writer Of Nursery Rhymes Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	99%	5		Exact Match!
	noun • web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks • a man who is a stupid incompetent fool • flesh of a goose (domestic or wild) verb • pinch in the buttocks • prod into action • give a spurt of fuel to
	33%	12		Often used in poetry, nursery rhymes, and advertising slogans
	noun • use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
	33%	8		Metrical foot often used in nursery rhymes
	noun • a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables

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New York Times Bonus01 Nov 2007	Across 8
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