The Clue
Revolutionary War hero John Paul ___ (5 letter answer)
The Answer
JONES
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Notes
The answer JONES is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.
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Definition
JONES as a noun:
1. (Jones, Mother Jones, Mary Harris Jones) = United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
2. (Jones, Casey Jones, John Luther Jones) = United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)
3. (Jones, Bobby Jones, Robert Tyre Jones) = United States golfer (1902-1971)
4. (Jones, John Paul Jones) = American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)
5. (Jones, Inigo Jones) = one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)
6. (Jones, Daniel Jones) = English phonetician (1881-1967)