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noun • a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902 | ||||||||
| 42% | 4 | Great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather of Noah | ||||||
noun • (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel • evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris | ||||||||
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Old Prison Of Great Wen Put Up Then Demolished Crossword Clue
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NEWGATE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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NEWGATE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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