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noun • British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888) • the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters | ||||
| 27% | 7 | Often used to end a limerick | ||
noun • two items of the same kind • a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed | ||||
| 27% | 11 | The number of verses in a traditional limerick | ||
adjective satellite • being three more than eighty | ||||
Limerick Man
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LEAR which was last seen in the New York Times NYT crossword.
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Updated: October 11, 2023
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1 | Limerick's locale
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12 Jun 1977 | New York Times / 12 Jun 1977 |
2 | More of limerick
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12 Nov 1978 | New York Times / 12 Nov 1978 |
3 | Often used to end a limerick | |
4 | Start of a limerick
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12 Nov 1978 | New York Times / 12 Nov 1978 |
5 | Start of many a limerick
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12 Jul 1977 | New York Times / 12 Jul 1977 |
6 | The number of syllables in a limerick | |
7 | Where Limerick is
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16 May 1978 | New York Times / 16 May 1978 |