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noun • English writer (born in Ireland) (1713-1766) | ||||
| 31% | 5 | One of the most important novelists of the 19th century | ||
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| 30% | 12 | Verbs of this type have passive forms in the perfect tense and active forms in the present tense | ||
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Most Dour Novelists Tense
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STERNEST which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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STERNEST
Updated: October 27, 2025
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