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noun • passing reference or indirect mention | ||||||||
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verb • make a more or less disguised reference to | ||||||||
Passing Reference Crossword Clue
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ALLUSION which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ALLUSION
Updated: October 10, 2023
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| New York Times22 Feb 1982 | Down 9 | |
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