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noun • the first event in a series • a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens • a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans) | ||||
| 27% | 9 | A game played with two dice, in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses immediately, and a first throw of anything else (a point) must be repeated before a 7 is thrown | ||
noun • a game that is played on a table | ||||
| 25% | 7 | First name of the singer who won the first season of 'The X Factor' (US) | ||
noun • United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825) • the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high) | ||||
First Game Of The Season
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OPENER which was last seen in the New York Times NYT crossword.
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OPENER
Updated: April 19, 2025
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