Crossword-Clue: "A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure," per Ambrose Bierce
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For the crossword clue “"A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure," per Ambrose Bierce”, our database currently lists only one answer that matches both the meaning of the clue and the required 7-letter length. This clue appears in: NYT (NY Times). Used 1 time in crossword archives (2018). That answer is DESTINY, a word frequently used in crossword puzzles when this legal context appears.
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