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| 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931) | ||||
| 32% | 6 | A characteristic of some dimpled smiley face emojis | ||
noun • a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached • any slight depression in a surface • a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin verb • mark with, or as if with, dimples • produce dimples while smiling | ||||
| 32% | 6 | Was initially nicknamed as "Smiley" due to its text representation | ||
noun • a planetoid discovered in 2002 | ||||
Smiley Inventor
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LECARRE which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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LECARRE
Updated: December 4, 2025
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