Japanese verse Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Wednesday, July 3, 2002 · 14-Across
Appeared in 3 New York Times Crosswords between May 2000 and July 2002.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · July 3, 2002 · 14-Across · 5 letters
HAIKU0 of 5 letters revealed
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an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines
noun
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