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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) | ||||||||
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adjective satellite • increasing by successive addition • marked by acquiring or amassing | ||||||||
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noun • (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively | ||||||||
Painter Is A Bit Of A Swine Crossword Clue
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BACON which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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BACON
Updated: October 14, 2023
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