“Tongue of Chaucer ... or what's literally shown in the shaded squares?”
This clue appeared as 36-Across in the NYT Crossword on Monday, January 13, 2025. The answer has 13 letters.
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The clue “Tongue of Chaucer ... or what's literally shown in the shaded squares?” ran in the NYT Crossword on January 13, 2025 as 36-Across. Its answer is a 13-letter phrase that starts with M and ends with H, with 4 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.
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What is the answer to the “Tongue of Chaucer ... or what's literally shown in the shaded squares?” clue?+
The answer is MIDDLEENGLISH (13 letters), from the NYT Crossword of January 13, 2025.
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