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Sep 2022
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785. Crossword Puzzles & Word Origins (w...

Luke Thompson
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Fred Eyangoh returns to the podcast to bring some entertaining and useful word puzzles, quizzes and insights into English etymology & history.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Episode page with vocabulary notes and introduction transcript https://wp.me/p4IuUx-rJr

๐Ÿ“ผ YouTube video version (doesn't include intro or vocabulary summary) https://youtu.be/GmZlDQB8QWc

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