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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	99%	4		Exact Match!
	noun • a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action • the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition
	21%	8		Referring to a person whose name is used as the name of something
	adjective • being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
	20%	8		Person leaving vessel with one? Something used in kitchen
	noun • bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods

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	Clue	Source
1	A mistletoe root; a US word for a doughnut; an unbuoyant person or thing, such as a weight; or, part of fishing-tackle that, with “hook” and “line”, is referenced in a phrase used to mean “completely” Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 07 Oct 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 07 Oct 2023
2	French word for “cloth”, used to refer to the plain fabric used to create the pattern or muslin for a couture or made-to-measure garment Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 14 Oct 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 14 Oct 2023
3	Large cup used without a saucer for cocoa, coffee, tea etc; an informal word for one’s face/mouth; a grimace; or, a gullible person Telegraph Herculis - 04 Sep 2023	Telegraph Herculis / 04 Sep 2023
4	Person leaving vessel with one? Something used in kitchen The Guardian Cryptic - 01 Jan 2021	The Guardian Cryptic / 01 Jan 2021
5	Referring to a person whose name is used as the name of something
6	Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
7	Word for the fundus of something, such as a statue’s pedestal or a pillar’s foot, also used in its old-fashioned sense to mean “ignoble” Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 28 Jan 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 28 Jan 2023

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