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noun • United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899) | ||||
| 27% | 9 | Those who abandon their home country for various reasons | ||
noun • someone who leaves one country to settle in another | ||||
| 25% | 10 | Make a spoken sound like a hiss | ||
verb • insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound) • change into a sibilant | ||||
Hiss As Last Two Abandon Country
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ALGER which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ALGER
Updated: October 14, 2023
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