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Pious Jargon Crossword Clue

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noun

• stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

• a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

• a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

• insincere talk about religion or morals

• two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

verb

• heel over

20%10 A pious type, Winston, fit to move the queen
noun

• a religious person who goes to church regularly

20%6Pious
adjective satellite

• deeply religious

• sincerely earnest

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New York Times21 Apr 1984 Across 64
New York Times28 Aug 1977 Down 14
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