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noun • a cruel wicked and inhuman person • (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings | ||||
| 21% | 3 | Be out of sorts | ||
noun • aromatic bulb used as seasoning verb • be ill or unwell • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed | ||||
| 21% | 12 | An individual who sorts letters into a predetermined sequence | ||
noun • a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order | ||||
Cruel Sorts
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OGRES which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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OGRES
Updated: September 1, 2025
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| Telegraph Quick07 Jun 2025 | Down 5 | |
| New York Times05 Dec 2006 | Down 55 | |
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