The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word MOTHERTERESA which also is the latest solution we found used in Slate in 2003.
"[She] used the misery of Calcutta as a stepping stone in her career"--1979 crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MOTHERTERESA | 100 % | 12 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "[She] used the misery of Calcutta as a stepping stone in her career"--1979
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- teresa
- get
- steps
- runs
- det
- sets
- run
- quit
- matched
- set
- top
- topped
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- "[She] used the misery of Calcutta as a stepping stone in her career"--1979
- Nobel Peace Prize winner of 1979
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