Crossword-Solution: SAFIRE
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| SAFIRE | anagram | ASFIRE, FEARIS, FERIAS, FIRESA, FRAISE, ISFEAR |
We have 23 clues for the answer “SAFIRE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| 1978 Pulitzer winning journalist | 1 answer |
| Wordsmith who wrote "Last but not least, avoid clichés like the plague" | 1 answer |
| Wordsmith William | 1 answer |
| Word maven William | 1 answer |
| Nixon speechwriter | 1 answer |
| Man of words | 1 answer |
| Language maven William | 1 answer |
| He wrote "On Language" for 30 years | 1 answer |
| He once wrote "Last but not least, avoid clichés like the plague" | 1 answer |
| Etymologist William | 1 answer |
| Columnist William | 1 answer |
| Author of "Let a Simile Be Your Umbrella" | 1 answer |
| "The New Language of Politics" author | 1 answer |
| "Spread the Word" author | 1 answer |
| "Scandalmonger" author | 1 answer |
| "Quoth the Maven" author | 1 answer |
| "On Language" writer | 1 answer |
| "On Language" columnist William | 1 answer |
| "On Language" columnist | 1 answer |
| "Let a Simile Be Your Umbrella" author | 1 answer |
| "Full Disclosure" author | 2 answers |
| Language columnist William | 6 answers |
| COMPUTER LANGUAGE COLUMNIST WILLIAM | 11 answers |
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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
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Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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Sentences with SAFIRE (2)
Then, drawing his sword, Sir Lancelot fought fiercely on the right hand and the left, and unhorsed Sir Safire, Sir Epinogris, and Sir Galleron.
The Sapphire derives its name from the Greek SAPPHEIROS and the following are some of the many forms of the word: saphyr, saphir, safir, safire, zaphire, safere, saffere, safyre, sapher, saphyre, saphire, saffyr, saffre, safeur, safour, safur, sapheir, saphere, safure, saffure, saffoure, saufir, sapphier, saiffer, sapphyr.
Quotes with SAFIRE (1)
Avoid stock expressions (like the plague, as William Safire used to say) and repetitions. Don't say that as a boy your grandmother used to read to you, unless at that stage of her life she really was a boy, in which case you have probably thrown away a better intro. If something is worth hearing or listening to, it's very probably worth reading. So, this above all: Find your own voice.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 38 times in crossword archives (1976–2020).