The Clue
Author of "America's First Crusade" (6 letter answer)
The Answer
HOOVER
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Notes
The answer HOOVER is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
HOOVER as a noun:
1. (Hoover, William Hoover, William Henry Hoover) = United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
2. (Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover, John Edgar Hoover) = United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
3. (Hoover, Herbert Hoover, Herbert Clark Hoover, President Hoover) = 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
4. a kind of vacuum cleaner
HOOVER as a verb:
1. (vacuum, vacuum-clean, hoover) = clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets"