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adjective • of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education adjective satellite • easy and not involved or complicated • of or being the essential or basic part | ||||
| 27% | 9 | Others may see him as a beggar in 'King Lear' | ||
noun • (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus, an Arabian scholar whose gift was myrrh | ||||
| 27% | 7 | Famous actor who famously played Hamlet and King Lear | ||
noun • English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779) | ||||
Simple People In Lear Yet Nonsensical
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ELEMENTARY which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ELEMENTARY
Updated: October 14, 2023
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