Shame Footwear Is Pinching Charlie

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Updated: October 19, 2025

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	99%	7		Exact Match!
noun • disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people • a disgraceful event
	40%	7		Charlie ___: Fictional character in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'
noun • King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574) • King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461) • as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877) • King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685) • son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649) • the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948) • French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823) • king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814) • a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston
	38%	12		Known for his role as Charlie Chan's adversary, Gravelle, in the film 'Charlie Chan at the Opera'
noun • United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)

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	Clue	Source
1	"Shame, shame!" clicking sound New York Times Mini - 02 Aug 2024	New York Times Mini / 02 Aug 2024
2	"What a shame your footwear is missing," palindromically New York Times - 17 Mar 1999	New York Times / 17 Mar 1999
3	Known for his role as Charlie Chan's adversary, Gravelle, in the film 'Charlie Chan at the Opera'
4	Predecessor of Charlie Rose on 'PBS Charlie Rose'
5	Scouts' camp is pinching pinching seafood The Guardian Quiptic - 01 Jun 2020	The Guardian Quiptic / 01 Jun 2020
6	Shame pinching loot showing honesty Telegraph Toughie - 14 Nov 2024	Telegraph Toughie / 14 Nov 2024
7	“For shame, for shame!” Eugene Sheffer - 10 Aug 2020	Eugene Sheffer / 10 Aug 2020

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