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noun • United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899) | ||||||||
| 44% | 15 | The one who can turn rags into riches | ||||||
noun • a dwarf in one of the fairy stories of the brothers Grimm; tells a woman he will not hold her to a promise if she can guess his name and when she discovers it he is so furious that he destroys himself | ||||||||
| 44% | 9 | Go from rags to riches | ||||||
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Rags To Riches Writer Crossword Clue
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ALGER which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ALGER
Updated: October 11, 2023
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| New York Times14 Aug 2016 | Down 6 | |
| New York Times07 Jun 1994 | Across 19 | |
| New York Times04 Apr 1994 | Across 59 | |
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