Noted Contemporary Of Shakespeare Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried • English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) • English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
	30%	7		Contemporary of William Shakespeare
	noun • English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626)
	30%	6		Contemporary of William Shakespeare
	noun • English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)

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New York Times29 Jul 1981	Down 51
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