Poet Having Gone Short Of Books Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	4	ABSE	Exact Match!
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	32%	9		Gone wrong or gone astray
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	30%	3		Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-short"
	noun • an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code

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The Guardian Cryptic17 Oct 2002	Down 22	ABSE
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