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Quack Medicine Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is NOSTRUM which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

• patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

95%8Exact Match!
noun

• medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

• the dishonesty of a charlatan

51%4Quack-quack creature
noun

• small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

• (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

• flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

• a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

verb

• to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

• submerge or plunge suddenly

• dip into a liquid

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

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Source #Number Answer
The Guardian Speedy28 Jun 2020 Across 7
The Guardian Quick24 Apr 2009 Down 7
The Guardian Speedy29 Jul 2007 Across 7
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