Proverb Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Monday, August 5, 2024 · 16-Across
Appeared in 8 New York Times Crosswords between May 1994 and August 2024.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · August 5, 2024 · 16-Across · 5 letters
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a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
noun
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5 lettersUse ? for blanks. Example: C?S?O?
Other answers seen for this clue
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- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Monday, May 16, 1994.MAXIM5 lettersanswer page
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- Relative of an apothegm
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- "Better late than never," for one
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- 12-Down Binding agent in baking
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- 15-Across Rich vein of ore
- 17-Across Young horse
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- 19-Down Big name in cameras
- 20-Across How some things are better left
- 21-Down Greatly admired figures
- 22-Across Response to "Call me!"
