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noun • a married man; a woman's partner in marriage verb • use cautiously and frugally | ||||||||
| 41% | 8 | Old wives' tale | ||||||
noun • a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk | ||||||||
| 34% | 6 | The Stepford wives in "The Stepford Wives," it seems | ||||||
noun • a mechanism that can move automatically | ||||||||
Subject Of An Old Wives Tale Crossword Clue
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HUSBAND which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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HUSBAND
Updated: October 11, 2023
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| New York Times12 Jan 2017 | Down 21 | |
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