Old Playwright Reduced To Tell When Told Crossword Clue

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	noun • dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
	28%	9		Tales told by old seadogs
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	26%	6		Often squeezed when told something cute
	noun • either side of the face below the eyes • an impudent statement • either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump • impudent aggressiveness verb • speak impudently to

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