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noun • the head of the Roman Catholic Church | ||||
| 29% | 9 | Ancient practice whereby a bishop, resigned bishop or some other ecclesiastical person could obtain a benefice in commendam from another | ||
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| 29% | 5 | Quarrel, or a multi-headed quarrel? | ||
noun • a mark to indicate a direction or relation • a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow | ||||
Bishop Quietly Taking On Brief Quarrel
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PONTIFF which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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PONTIFF
Updated: March 10, 2025
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1 | Action of quietly taking possessions and storing them in a pocket | |
2 | Ancient practice whereby a bishop, resigned bishop or some other ecclesiastical person could obtain a benefice in commendam from another | |
3 | Brief quarrel
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