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noun • a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans • nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans • pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms | ||||||||
| 34% | 9 | Madman residing in a mental institution | ||||||
noun • an archaic term for a lunatic | ||||||||
| 34% | 6 | Author of 'The Madman' | ||||||
noun • United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931) | ||||||||
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GROUNDNUT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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GROUNDNUT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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