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3 letters · New York Times · Saturday, May 25, 1996 · 11-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Saturday, May 25, 1996.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · May 25, 1996 · 11-Down · 3 letters
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game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table
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