The Clue
Hurt's "Body Heat" co-star (6 letter answer)
The Answer
TURNER
Tags
Notes
The answer TURNER is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1100 puzzles.
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Definition
TURNER as a noun:
1. (Turner, Nat Turner) = United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
2. (Turner, Henry Hubert Turner) = United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)
3. (Turner, Joseph Mallord William Turner) = English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)
4. (Turner, Frederick Jackson Turner) = United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)
5. a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
6. a lathe operator
7. one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope
8. (turner, food turner) = cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food