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| 99% | 15 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time • slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it | ||||
| 30% | 4 | "___ thief to catch a thief" | ||
noun • stalk of a moss capsule • a stiff hair or bristle | ||||
| 26% | 10 | A terse and often proverbial saying | ||
noun • a short pithy instructive saying | ||||
Proverbial Thief
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PROCRASTINATION which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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PROCRASTINATION
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