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1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 40% | 14 | His titles included Earl of Salisbury and Earl of Warwick | |
3 | 27% | 7 | Earl Sandwich ordered to conceal recipe for a scientist | |
Earl Of Sandwich Eg Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "EPONYM" which means:
- noun
- • The person for whom something is named
- • The name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
An example sentence would be:
- • "James watt, the scottish engineer and inventor, is the eponym of the unit of power, the watt."
- • "The word 'sadistic' is an eponym derived from the name of the marquis de sade."
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New York Times31 May 2013 | Across 29 | |
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1 | After stepping down as Prime Minister, he was made 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley | |
2 | Earl or viscount
New York Times -
26 Jul 1983 | New York Times / 26 Jul 1983 |
3 | Earl Sandwich ordered to conceal recipe for a scientist
The Guardian Cryptic -
08 Apr 2019 | The Guardian Cryptic / 08 Apr 2019 |
4 | His titles included Earl of Salisbury and Earl of Warwick | |
5 | If you ask her to make you a sandwich, she'll say "OK, you're a sandwich"
New York Times -
29 Oct 2021 | New York Times / 29 Oct 2021 |
6 | The Earl of Sandwich, for one
New York Times -
23 Mar 2011 | New York Times / 23 Mar 2011 |
7 | Wrongly maintain earl is dead
The Guardian Cryptic -
05 Aug 2008 | The Guardian Cryptic / 05 Aug 2008 |
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