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Elfin Being Crossword Clue

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199%4Exact Match!
229%6 Child with a playful and elfin charm
329%8 Sometimes called elfin saddles

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We think the answer is "PERI" which means:

    noun
  • • A beautiful and graceful girl
  • • (persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The peri is often depicted as a beautiful, winged nymph."
  • • "She enchanted the garden with her peri charm."

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New York Times03 Jul 1984 Across 58
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