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noun • one who suffers for the sake of principle • one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion verb • kill as a martyr • torture and torment like a martyr | ||||||||
| 32% | 11 | Comedian who said: 'Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle.' | ||||||
noun • United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) | ||||||||
| 30% | 5 | Had dreams, presumably | ||||||
noun • a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended • a torpid state resembling deep sleep • a period of time spent sleeping • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) verb • be asleep • be able to accommodate for sleeping | ||||||||
Presumably He Had A Good Reason For Being Late Crossword Clue
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MARTYR which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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MARTYR
Updated: October 14, 2023
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