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Sphinx Crossword Clue

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97%6Exact Match!
noun

• something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

• a difficult problem

90%7 A detective's favorite genre
noun

• something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

• a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

28%12Sphinx specialist
noun

• an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology

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New York Times03 Aug 1997 Down 12
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