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noun • one celestial body obscures another verb • be greater in significance than • cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention | ||||||||
40% | 14 | His titles included Earl of Salisbury and Earl of Warwick | ||||||
noun • English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471) | ||||||||
29% | 6 | Decline to decline | ||||||
verb • consider or hold as true • receive willingly something given or offered • give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to • react favorably to; consider right and proper • admit into a group or community • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • tolerate or accommodate oneself to • be designed to hold or take • receive (a report) officially, as from a committee • make use of or accept for some purpose • be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal | ||||||||
Oriental Cuts Earl In Decline Crossword Clue
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ECLIPSE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ECLIPSE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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