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noun • light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas | ||||
| 25% | 10 | Romantic chatter before slumber | ||
noun • intimate conversation between lovers (typically occurring in bed) | ||||
| 22% | 10 | The fool in "A fool and his money are soon parted" | ||
adjective • preceding in time or order noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a preceding occurrence or cause or event • anything that precedes something similar in time • the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun | ||||
Fool With Lies And Chatter Before Match
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GASLIGHT which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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GASLIGHT
Updated: September 1, 2025
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