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___, originally a book by the French, follows the French man losing Javert’s trail! (3 10)
"originally A B(ook)": AB
"by": connector
"the French": LES
"follows"...
"the French": LES
“Man losing javerT’s trail”: MIS(t)ER
&lit. the central plot of LES MISERABLES
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| Clue ID | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
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| 8704 | ___, originally a book by the French, follows the French man losing Javert’s trail! (3 10) | "originally A B(ook)": AB "by": connector "the French": LES "follows"... "the French": LES “Man losing javerT’s trail”: MIS(t)ER &lit. the central plot of LES MISERABLES |
rpl | 3 |
| 8694 | Play with themes of betrayal, corrupting ambition, envy, and madness leading to tragic hour (7) | (“themes of”)[B_ C_A_ E_ M_]* (“play with”) + (“leading to”) T_H_ = MACBETH, &lit. Shakespeare's tragic play | rpl | 2 |