The term BEDE is represented by four different crossword solutions: ELIOT (5 letters), ADAM (4 letters), HETTY (5 letters), and GYP (3 letters). ELIOT is a reference to the poet T.S. Eliot, who wrote many famous works such as The Waste Land and Four Quartets. ADAM is likely a reference to ADAM in the Bible, the first man created by God. HETTY is a reference to the character Hetty Sorrel from George Eliot's novel ADAM Bede. Finally, GYP is a slang term for a cheat or swindler.