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| 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599) | ||||
| 30% | 7 | Traveller, not quite the best, turning turtle perhaps | ||
noun • any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms | ||||
| 29% | 6 | If poet has long to compose, haiku heard here? | ||
noun • wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs | ||||
Poet To Compose In Ship On Turning Turtle
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SPENSER which was last seen in the Telegraph Toughie crossword.
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SPENSER
Updated: September 15, 2025
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