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| 99% | 3 | ELI | Exact Match! | |
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| 35% | 9 | Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin | ||
noun • someone who is the first to think of or make something | ||||
| 35% | 7 | Surname of the American inventor who developed the cotton gin | ||
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) | ||||
Inventor Whitney
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ELI which was last seen in the Eugene Sheffer crossword.
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Updated: November 19, 2025
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| Eugene Sheffer20 Nov 2025 | Across 14 | ELI |
| New York Times Bonus01 Aug 2025 | Across 16 | ELI |
| Eugene Sheffer18 Jul 2025 | Down 9 | ELI |
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