The former Hindu custom whereby a widow burnt herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre
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The clue “The former Hindu custom whereby a widow burnt herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre” has appeared 2 times in our database with 1 different answers, so count the squares in your grid and check the crossings before you commit. Most recently it ran in the The Independent crossword on January 24, 2026, where the answer was SUTTEE.
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