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noun • someone who is punished for the errors of others | ||||
| 34% | 7 | Surname of the creator of the comic strip 'Patsy and the Pals' | ||
noun • a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911) • a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns • English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603) • English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583) • United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934) | ||||
| 34% | 7 | A term for a dupe or patsy | ||
noun • a person who lacks good judgment | ||||
Patsy And Son Head Assault
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SCAPEGOAT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SCAPEGOAT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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