8 holds Italian pope in contempt — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 8–letter crossword clue “8 holds Italian pope in contempt”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 22nd Sept 2004. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “8 holds Italian pope in contempt” is SCORPION (8 letters).
We last saw “8 holds Italian pope in contempt” in Guardian Cryptic on 22nd Sept 2004.
The 8-letter answer for “8 holds Italian pope in contempt” is SCORPION.
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