Crossword-Solution: GOLDBUG
We have 8 clues for the answer “GOLDBUG”
| Clue | Answers |
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| American beetle with a bright metallic lustre | 1 answer |
| Famous insect | 1 answer |
| Insect of mystery | 1 answer |
| Poe title. | 1 answer |
| Poe's treasure finder | 1 answer |
| Story by Poe (with "The"). | 1 answer |
| Edgar Allan Poe story, with "The" | 2 answers |
| BEETLE, type of | 31 answers |
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Dermatological complaint
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
ZCEAME
Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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Sentences with GOLDBUG (5)
You spread abroad the message—well, the message that Sir Joseph Goldbug, your proprietor, instructs you to spread abroad.
Edgar Poe composed several stories, of which _The Goldbug_ is one, in which an impenetrable enigma is first presented, to be solved afterwards as by a talisman; but, then, a lesson in cryptography ensues, wherein the talisman is explained away, and the miraculous gives place to the reasoning faculties of a mind of unusual power.
Would it be more remarkable to write _The Raven_ by inspiration, or to write it through conscious skill? To find the hidden treasure through the talisman of _The Goldbug_, or through the possession of analytical faculties such as those of the protagonist of Poe's tale? Much consideration will lead to the conclusion that one process is as marvellous as the other.
The dank tarns and funereal woodlands of his landscapes, or at least the strong suggestion of them, may all be found here, and the scene of _The Goldbug_ is definitely laid on Sullivan's Island.
There had been a time when the hotel was full of "live ones," and nearly every mine owner had one of his own in tow, but this was when the Mascot was working three shifts and a big California outfit had bonded the Goldbug.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 6 times in crossword archives (1963–2009).