"revealer" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1838, T.B. Browne, Thoughts of the Times; or, Men and things, London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, page 108:",
          "text": "Whether \"The Doctor\" be written by Southey or not, let revealers of mysteries determine; it is certainly written by one who strongly resembles him, perhaps too strongly to be other than himself.",
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        "A person or thing that reveals."
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          "ref": "2023 October 15, Stu Ockman, Will and Me: Confessions of a Crossword Junkie, Archway Publishing, →ISBN, page 78:",
          "text": "Next (and my favorite) is Blank Space , four corner rebus squares reading \"blank\" for the down answers and \"space\" for the acrosses, mirroring the central revealers",
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          "ref": "2023 November 14, David Bukszpan, Crosswordese: The Weird and Wonderful Language of Crossword Puzzles, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 17:",
          "text": "Though experienced solvers will likely see where this is going , others might need the help of the revealer",
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          "ref": "2024 November 16, Caitlin Lovinger, “Nothing but Blue Skies”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "The theme launches off a main revealer entry at 93-Across. There are four clues that refer to that entry, at 39-, 65-, 104- and 108-Across. When solved, 93-Across will also make the grid art snap into focus.",
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        "(crosswording) An entry in a crossword that guides the solver towards the theme or endgame."
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          "text": "Next (and my favorite) is Blank Space , four corner rebus squares reading \"blank\" for the down answers and \"space\" for the acrosses, mirroring the central revealers",
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