Evocative three-line verse Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Wednesday, March 15, 2006 · 49-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Wednesday, March 15, 2006.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · March 15, 2006 · 49-Across · 5 letters
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an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines
noun
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