| Word or phrase having the same reference as one used later, as 'they' in 'when they awoke, the children arose' (8) |
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| Surname of a Sheridan character known for her word blunders (8) |
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| Mrs __, character from The Rivals who often misspeaks with occasionally comic effect (8) |
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| Mrs __, character from The Rivals who often misspeaks with occasionally comic effect |
The Guardian Weekend |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Mrs Dogberry? |
The Guardian Cryptic |
25 Aug 2022 |
| Mrs Dogberry? |
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| Her words ill-chosen, as for representative cases |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 May 2022 |
| Mrs __, character from The Rivals, known for her tendency to misspeak |
The Guardian Weekend |
06 Nov 2021 |
| “Dance a flamingo,” e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Aug 2021 |
| Trim guy is a rugby player incapable of stringing a proper sentence together |
Irish Times Crosaire |
18 Aug 2020 |
| Language blooper |
New York Times |
25 Jan 2019 |
| Language blooper |
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| Mrs. ___ (character in a 1775 play known for poor but amusing word choice) |
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| Character who gave her name to the unintentional use of a wrong word |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
31 Dec 2017 |
| Mrs —, Sheridan character using words incorrectly |
The Times Concise |
19 Dec 2016 |
| Misused word |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Aug 2016 |
| Mrs ... dramatic woman who misused words |
Irish Times Simplex |
13 Aug 2016 |
| Male in the manner of rugby player who couldn't find the right words? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Apr 2016 |
| Plan in which the French publicist is seen as incompetent user of language |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 May 2015 |
| Linguistic lapse |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Jan 2015 |
| Word mix-up |
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| Mrs. known for misspeaking |
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| Linguistic fumbler |
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| Sheridan character |
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| Sheridan's misspeaking Mrs. |
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| Fictional Mrs. |
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| Sheridan's Mrs. ___ |
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| In fiction, diction was her affliction |
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| Sheridan's Mrs. |
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| Word mangler |
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| Noted word scrambler |
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| Famous word butcher |
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| Famous Mrs. |
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| Butcherer of words |
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| Character in "The Rivals." |
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| Mrs. ___. |
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| She blundered in "The Rivals." |
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| She says, "As headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile." |
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