The Clue
Characters in "Macbeth" and "Richard II" (6 letter answer)
The Answer
ROSSES
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Notes
The answer ROSSES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
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Definition
ROSS as a noun:
1. (Ross, John Ross, Sir John Ross) = Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
2. (Ross, James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross) = British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)
3. (Ross, Sir Ronald Ross) = British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)
4. (Ross, Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross) = a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)
5. (Ross, Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross) = American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)