Mistress dropping three shillings in hat — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Mistress dropping three shillings in hat”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 20th July 2016. 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 “Mistress dropping three shillings in hat” is MITRE (5 letters).
We last saw “Mistress dropping three shillings in hat” in Guardian Cryptic on 20th July 2016.
The 5-letter answer for “Mistress dropping three shillings in hat” is MITRE.
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