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5 letters · New York Times · Sunday, August 19, 2001 · 6-Across
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between September 1995 and August 2001.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · August 19, 2001 · 6-Across · 5 letters
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a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
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5 lettersUse ? for blanks. Example: C?S?O?
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