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noun • back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried • English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) • English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) | ||||
| 24% | 11 | American novelist and essayist | ||
noun • United States writer (born in 1917) | ||||
| 24% | 6 | Playwright or essayist | ||
noun • writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) • someone who originates or causes or initiates something verb • be the author of | ||||
Essayist Francis
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BACON which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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BACON
Updated: November 29, 2025
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