French erotica writer Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Saturday, June 28, 2003 · 11-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Saturday, June 28, 2003.
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French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814)
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