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noun • a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms • a pauper who lives by begging adjective satellite • practicing beggary | ||||
| 30% | 10 | Gradually falling apart or becoming useless | ||
verb • break down | ||||
| 29% | 5 | Word, from “lump of bread given to a beggar”, that over time changed its meaning from said charitable act to a corrupt act informally called a back-hander, boodle, bung or buy-off | ||
noun • payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment verb • make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence | ||||
What The Useless Cobbler Said Before Becoming A Beggar
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MENDICANT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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MENDICANT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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