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| 99% | 6 | LECTER | Exact Match! | |
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| 98% | 14 | HANNIBALLECTER | Exact Match! | |
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| 39% | 8 | Surname of the actor who portrayed Dr. Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs' | ||
noun • general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC) • a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain | ||||
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| New York Times21 Sep 2025 | Across 95 | LECTER |
| New York Times11 Apr 2011 | Across 36 | HANNIBALLECTER |
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