The Clue
"Grease" co-writer Jim (6 letter answer)
The Answer
JACOBS
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Notes
The answer JACOBS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
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Definition
JACOBS as a noun:
1. (Jacobs, W. W. Jacobs, William Wymark Jacobs) = English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)
2. (Jacobs, Jane Jacobs) = United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916)
3. (Jacobs, Aletta Jacobs) = Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)
JACOB as a noun:
1. (Jacob, Francois Jacob) = French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
2. (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')