Where piping was a potent pesticide (7 letters) — Crossword Helper

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Where piping was a potent pesticide (7 letter answer)

The Answer

HAMELIN

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burg children failed hamelin infested its lost pay pesticide piper piping potent rat town was where

Notes

The answer HAMELIN is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Related Clues

Rat-infested burg
Town that failed to pay the piper
Town that lost its rats and children

Definition

HAMELIN as a noun:

1. (Hameln, Hamelin) = a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper