"I can resist everything except temptation" wit Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Thursday, July 22, 1999 · 27-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, July 22, 1999.
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Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)
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