| Subjects, usually |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Sep 2026 |
| "Proper" words |
Commuter |
10 Sep 2026 |
| Parts of speech on sun garbled (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
05 Sep 2026 |
| Cats and dogs, for example |
New York Times |
19 Aug 2026 |
| See 24 |
The Guardian Cryptic |
05 Aug 2026 |
| Naming words (5) |
Mirror Classic |
01 Aug 2026 |
| Sisters admitting love for naming words (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
11 Jun 2026 |
| Subjects, usually |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Jun 2026 |
| Parts of speech using negative pieces from Sun (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
19 May 2026 |
| Subjects of most sentences |
LA Times Daily |
14 Apr 2026 |
| Followers of articles |
New York Times |
02 Apr 2026 |
| Parts of speech on sun garbled (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
26 Jan 2026 |
| They may be proper |
USA Today |
17 Jan 2026 |
| Pretty much all things |
Newsday |
08 Jan 2026 |
| Sisters admitting love for naming words (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
23 Dec 2025 |
| "Common" or "proper" words |
Commuter |
20 Dec 2025 |
| Arts and crafts, to a grammarian |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2025 |
| People, places, or things |
Newsday |
28 Oct 2025 |
| Naming words for numbers including one in French (5) |
The Guardian Quiptic |
28 Sep 2025 |
| Salt and pepper, e.g. |
LA Times Mini |
24 Sep 2025 |
| Cats and dogs, e.g. |
USA Today |
22 Sep 2025 |
| People, places, things, etc. |
LA Times Daily |
07 Sep 2025 |
| Naming words (5) |
Mirror Classic |
28 Aug 2025 |
| Naming things? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
21 Aug 2025 |
| Meat and potatoes, e.g. |
New York Times |
25 Jul 2025 |
| Naming words? No, United Nations mission centre (5) |
|
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| Time and place, e.g. |
|
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| Persons, places, things |
|
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| Parts of speech on sun garbled (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
18 Jun 2025 |
| People and places, e.g. |
|
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| They can be used to refer Egpeople, places or thing (5) |
|
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| Lock, stock and barrel |
LA Times Mini |
21 May 2025 |
| Basic grammar topic |
LA Times Daily |
07 May 2025 |
| Speech parts |
|
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| Type of words (5) |
|
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| Number one in France's part of speech (5) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
22 Mar 2025 |
| Number one in France's part of speech (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
22 Mar 2025 |
| Parts of speech foster love among devoted sisters (5) |
|
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| Parts of speech |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Feb 2025 |
| Movie, director, and set |
|
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| Names for people, places, things (5) |
|
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| Parts of speech, e.g. |
|
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| Peas and carrots |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jan 2025 |
| Parts of speech (5) |
The Guardian Speedy |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Sisters get round nothing but the names of things (5) |
|
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| Words for things or people |
|
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| Words that reveal the sisters who have swallowed nothing (5) |
|
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| A category of words |
|
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| Sisters are full of love for places, things, animals etc (5) |
|
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| Verbs' colleagues |
|
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| Names given to my son in the United Nations (5) |
|
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| Sensible thinking about Northern contributions to language |
The Telegraph Toughie |
31 Oct 2024 |
| Verbs' subjects |
|
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| Words that name (5) |
|
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| Sentence subjects |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Oct 2024 |
| Grammatical objects |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Oct 2024 |
| No reruns halved for parts of speech (5) |
|
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| These types of words name things (5) |
|
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| Nickel and dime, e.g. |
|
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| Words for people and things (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
11 Oct 2024 |
| Hook, line, and sinker, e.g. |
LA Times Daily |
11 Oct 2024 |
| Common sense to include new words used as names (5) |
|
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| Verbs' counterparts |
Premier Sunday |
15 Sep 2024 |
| Some Mad Libs words |
New York Times Mini |
15 Sep 2024 |
| Proper ones need capital to start with (5) |
|
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| They can be mass, collective, or countable |
|
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| Words used as names (5) |
|
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| Gerunds, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Aug 2024 |
| Cream and sugar, e.g. |
LA Times Mini |
08 Aug 2024 |
| English subjects |
The Times Sunday Concise |
04 Aug 2024 |
| Sisters embracing or king lost for words |
|
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| "Verb," "adjective" and "adverb," e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jul 2024 |
| Subjects, usually |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Jul 2024 |
| People, places and things in English class (5) |
|
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| Sentence subjects, often |
Commuter |
29 Jun 2024 |
| Words that signify nothing among sisters (5) |
|
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| Words of love among sisters |
|
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| People, places, and things, grammatically |
|
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| People, places and things |
New York Times |
30 Apr 2024 |
| Parts of speech on sun garbled (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
23 Apr 2024 |
| Naming words on sun in new position (5) |
|
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| Man, woman and child, e.g. |
New York Times |
18 Feb 2024 |
| Sentence subjects |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Feb 2024 |
| Common sense to embrace northern words like 'ginnel' and 'kecks' for example (5) |
|
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| Lad taken aback about French article and other parts of speech (5) |
|
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| Parts of speech modified by adjectives |
|
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| They often precede verbs |
Premier Sunday |
03 Dec 2023 |
| People, places and things |
USA Today |
27 Nov 2023 |
| Sisters admitting love for naming words (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
17 Nov 2023 |
| Subjects, usually |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Sep 2023 |
| Subjects, usually |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Oct 2022 |
| All things |
Newsday |
16 Sep 2022 |
| 'Naming' words |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Jul 2022 |
| Adjectives modify them |
Premier Sunday |
29 May 2022 |
| Words that can be 'proper' |
USA Today |
02 Nov 2021 |
| They refer to people, places and things |
|
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| Adjectives modify them |
USA Today |
20 Jul 2021 |
| Most gerunds |
New York Times |
06 Jul 2021 |
| Common sense to embrace new words for things |
The Telegraph Toughie |
16 Jun 2021 |
| Important parts of sentences |
Family Time |
13 Jun 2021 |
| Sentence subjects |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Jun 2021 |
| Things in grammar class |
Newsday |
16 May 2021 |
| Majority of Mad Libs entries |
New York Times |
30 Mar 2021 |
| Objects of prepositions, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2021 |
| Subjects, usually |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Oct 2020 |
| Objects in English class? |
Universal |
24 Sep 2020 |
| Dog and cat, e.g |
USA Today |
09 Aug 2020 |
| They refer to people, places and things |
|
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| Sisters gather round for parts of speech |
|
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| Subjects of most sentences |
Universal |
15 Nov 2019 |
| Words from religious women conveying love |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Oct 2019 |
| The Germans capitalize them |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Oct 2019 |
| Poles picked up sound contents in parts of speech |
|
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| Proper words, perhaps |
USA Today |
23 Jul 2019 |
| Heart and soul, e.g |
|
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| Heart and soul, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
17 Mar 2019 |
| Mind introducing new terms |
|
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| Subjects, usually, in grammar class |
LA Times Daily |
04 Feb 2019 |
| Subjects, usually, in grammar class |
|
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| Heart and soul, e.g. |
|
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| Proper words, perhaps |
|
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| The Germans capitalize them |
|
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| Subjects, usually, in grammar class |
|
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| Grammatical objects |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Dec 2018 |
| Parts of speech – proper, collective, verbal, etc |
The Guardian Speedy |
18 Aug 2018 |
| Sentence VIPs |
Universal |
14 Aug 2018 |
| Intelligence to grasp new words |
|
|
| They're grammatical |
Universal |
22 Jul 2018 |
| Subjects in writing? |
Universal |
11 Jul 2018 |
| Adjective and adverb, for two |
New York Times |
31 May 2018 |
| Words referring to person, place, thing |
|
|
| Parts of speech |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Apr 2018 |
| Sisters admitting love for naming words |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Apr 2018 |
| They're grammatical |
|
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| Sentence VIPs |
|
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| Subjects in writing? |
|
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| Adjective and adverb, for two |
|
|
| Grammatical things |
|
|
| Sentence subjects |
Universal |
16 Oct 2017 |
| Bait and switch, e.g |
|
|
| Bread and butter, for two |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jul 2017 |
| Sentence subjects |
|
|
| Some of them are proper |
New York Times |
19 Dec 2016 |
| Gin and tonic, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
02 Mar 2016 |
| Sentence subjects, e.g |
USA Today |
29 Feb 2016 |
| Words ending in 'o' in Esperanto |
New York Times |
04 Feb 2016 |
| Word types |
|
|
| Grammar topic |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jan 2016 |
| Grammar topic |
|
|
| Words ending in "o" in Esperanto |
|
|
| Some of them are proper |
|
|
| Some are proper |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Dec 2015 |
| Grammar book chapter |
Universal |
27 Nov 2015 |
| Subjects of sentences, usually |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Sep 2015 |
| Intelligence required to take in new parts of speech |
The Times Cryptic |
20 Aug 2015 |
| ''Proper'' parts of speech |
Newsday |
16 Aug 2015 |
| Verb counterparts |
Premier Sunday |
09 Aug 2015 |
| Many are proper subjects |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Aug 2015 |
| All but the fifth and sixth words in 'Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo' |
New York Times |
14 May 2015 |
| Trial and error, e.g |
New York Times |
09 May 2015 |
| ''Bed'' and ''breakfast'' |
Newsday |
22 Mar 2015 |
| English subjects? |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jan 2015 |
| "Bed" and "breakfast" |
|
|
| Many sentence diagram components |
|
|
| "Proper" parts of speech |
|
|
| All but the fifth and sixth words in "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" |
|
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| Trial and error, e.g. |
|
|
| Grammar book chapter |
|
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| Chapter and verse, for instance |
|
|
| Things in English classes |
|
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| Subjects of sentences, usually |
|
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| Some are proper |
|
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| Verb counterparts |
|
|
| Mild old-fashioned oath, as nothing in convent? |
|
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| English subjects? |
|
|
| Animal, vegetable, and mineral, e.g. |
|
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| War and peace, e.g. |
|
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| Heaven and earth, e.g. |
|
|
| Board and walk and boardwalk |
|
|
| Lions and tigers ... and bears, sometimes? |
|
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| "Common" parts of speech |
|
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| Research and development, e.g. |
|
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| English subjects |
|
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| Persons or places, e.g. |
|
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| Bread and butter, e.g. |
|
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| Adjectives modify them |
|
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| Nuts and bolts, e.g. |
|
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| Things in sentences |
|
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| All things |
|
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| Bed and breakfast? |
|
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| Pride and prejudice, e.g. |
|
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| Rock and roll, e.g. |
|
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| They stand for things |
|
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| All things, to an English teacher |
|
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| Animal, vegetable and mineral |
|
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| English subjects? |
|
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| Subjects, usually |
|
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| English subjects |
|
|
| "Mad Libs" choices |
|
|
| Pride and prejudice, e.g. |
|
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| Bush and gore, e.g. |
|
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| Objects of prepositions |
|
|
| Things of all sorts |
|
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| English subjects? |
|
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| People, places or things? |
|
|
| Bell, book and candle |
|
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| Head, case, and headcase |
|
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| Bell, book and candle |
|
|
| Parts of speech |
|
|
| Bell, book, and candle, e.g. |
|
|
| Bacon, lettuce, and tomato, e.g. |
|
|
| Grammar class subjects |
|
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| Grammar class subjects? |
|
|
| Some are proper |
|
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| Parts of speech |
|
|
| Proper words |
|
|
| English subjects? |
|
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| English subjects? |
|
|
| Person, place, and thing |
|
|
| Animal, vegetable and mineral |
|
|
| Some are proper |
|
|
| Animal, vegetable and mineral |
|
|
| Article followers |
|
|
| Yin and yang, e.g. |
|
|
| Grammar class subjects |
|
|
| "Cabbages" and "kings" |
|
|
| Parts of speech |
|
|
| "Proper" words |
|
|
| All things |
|
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| Objects, e.g. |
|
|
| "Proper" words |
|
|
| English subjects |
|
|
| They're sometimes proper |
|
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| English subjects |
|
|
| Parser's parts |
|
|
| Grammar book topics |
|
|
| People, places, and things |
|
|
| English things |
|
|
| Pluralizable words |
|
|
| They may be modified |
|
|
| Animal, vegetable and mineral, e.g. |
|
|
| Things, grammatically speaking |
|
|
| Bat and ball, for example |
|
|
| Proper or common parts of speech |
|
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| Direct objects, usually |
|
|
| Persons, places and things |
|
|
| When they're proper, it's capital! |
|
|
| Sentence subjects e.g., |
|
|
| Yesterday, today, and tomorrow |
|
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| Lock, stock, and barrel, e.g. |
|
|
| Hopes and dreams |
|
|
| Some are proper |
|
|
| Some parts of speech |
|
|
| They can be proper |
|
|
| Some are proper |
|
|
| They may be proper |
|
|
| Grammar class subject |
|
|
| Subjects, usually |
|
|
| Heart and soul, e.g. |
|
|
| Article follow-ups? |
|
|
| Grammar class subject |
|
|
| Subjects, say |
|
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| They may be proper |
|
|
| Words of substance |
|
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| Sentence subjects, e.g. |
|
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| Table and chair, e.g. |
|
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| Lions and tigers and bears, e.g. |
|
|
| Subject words |
|
|
| Bread and butter, e.g. |
|
|
| Yesterday, today and tomorrow |
|
|
| Bread and butter |
|
|
| When proper, their leaders are capital! |
|
|
| Pins and needles, e.g. |
|
|
| Grammar topic |
|
|
| Article followers |
|
|
| Persons places and things e.g. |
|
|
| Proper things? |
|
|
| Words showing intelligence — any number thrown in |
|
|
| Cock and bull, e.g. |
|
|
| Names of people, places and things |
|
|
| Most sentence subjects |
|
|
| Sentence subjects, e.g. |
|
|
| Verb preceders |
|
|
| Everyday names |
|
|
| Persons or places, e.g. |
|
|
| Objects of prepositions |
|
|
| Sentence subjects |
|
|
| This, that, and the other thing |
|
|
| They're sometimes proper |
|
|
| They may be modified |
|
|
| Proper words |
|
|
| Things |
|
|
| Sentence subjects |
|
|
| They may be proper, but never improper |
|
|
| These are proper or common |
|
|
| Cats and dogs, e.g. |
|
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| Husband and wife, e.g. |
|
|
| Parts of speech |
|
|
| Persons, places or things |
|
|
| Proper words, sometimes |
|
|
| Proper and common words |
|
|
| These are often subjects |
|
|
| Common and proper words |
|
|
| Some are common |
|
|
| Substantives |
|
|
| Certain words |
|
|
| Some words |
|
|
| Common or proper words |
|
|
| Things into words. |
|
|
| Places, things, etc. |
|
|
| Bell, book and candle, for example. |
|
|
| Subjects of sentences. |
|
|
| Place names. |
|
|
| Words. |
|
|
| Common and proper items. |
|
|
| Words such as words. |
|
|
| Parts of speech. |
|
|
| Certain words. |
|
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| Names. |
|
|
| Common or proper items. |
|
|
| Substantives. |
|
|
| Some words. |
|
|
| Words in grammatical class. |
|
|
| 1, 11, 15 Across, etc. |
|
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