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The Clue
Balin and Balan (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SIRS
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Notes
The answer SIRS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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Knights
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Dear people?
Epistolary salutation
Generic addressees
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Knights' titles
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Lancelot and others
Letter opener
Letter opener?
Letter start
Madams' partners
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Some nobility
They're dubbed
Business-letter greeting
Elton John and others
Formal letter opening
Gielgud and Olivier, e.g.
House of Lords members
Old letter opener
Old letter salutation
Sexist letter start
Some British parliamentarians
Some letter addressees
Non-P.C. letter opening
Word often followed by a colon
Patrick Stewart and Alan Cumming, e.g.
Definition
SIR as a noun:
1. term of address for a man
2. a title used before the name of knight or baronet