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noun • United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943) • United States evangelist (born 1918) • United States writer remembered for his historical novels about colonial America (1885-1957) • a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722) | ||||||||
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noun • United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946) | ||||||||
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Rehnquists Successor As Chief Justice Crossword Clue
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ROBERTS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ROBERTS
Updated: October 11, 2023
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