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The Clue

Nostrums (7 letter answer)

The Answer

ELIXIRS

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Notes

The answer ELIXIRS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.

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Definition

ELIXIR as a noun:

1. a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste
2. (philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone, elixir) = a hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
3. a substance believed to cure all ills