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Definitions for word OPENSESAME

The following 9 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Friday, July 31, 200960APassage enablerMike Nothnagel
Friday, April 27, 200726DMagical inRandolph Ross
Sunday, December 17, 200623AAccess code?Joe DiPietro
Friday, December 06, 200263AYou may get in with itBrendan Emmett Quigley
Friday, September 13, 200249APasswordMel Rosen
Friday, May 10, 200218ASecret wordsManny Nosowsky
Saturday, December 29, 20014DAccess providerBob Peoples
Friday, December 05, 199758AEntry words?Craig Kasper and Dave Tuller
Sunday, April 02, 199575DMagic entreeNorman S. Wizer