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noun • a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe) | ||||||||
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noun • Russian poet who died in a prison camp (1891-1938) | ||||||||
30% | 4 | __ dream (vain hope) | ||||||
noun • a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco • a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. • a hollow cylindrical shape • a tubular wind instrument • the flues and stops on a pipe organ verb • utter a shrill cry • transport by pipeline • play on a pipe • trim with piping | ||||||||
Vain Hope Crossword Clue
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PIPEDREAM which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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PIPEDREAM
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | Fantastic but vain hope
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22 Sep 2018 | The Guardian Quick / 22 Sep 2018 |
2 | Hope against hope
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17 Nov 2023 | New York Times Mini / 17 Nov 2023 |
3 | Hope beyond hope
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10 Dec 2020 | New York Times / 10 Dec 2020 |
4 | Subject of the acclaimed biography 'Hope Against Hope' | |
5 | Subject of the biography 'Hope Against Hope' | |
6 | Vain
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29 Jul 1981 | New York Times / 29 Jul 1981 |
7 | __ dream (vain hope)
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01 Jan 2005 | New York Times Bonus / 01 Jan 2005 |
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