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Bubbling Up By River In African Country Is Maelstrom Crossword Clue

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noun

• (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla

33%10 A maelstrom or turmoil
noun

• (Yiddish) a confused situation or affair; a mess

33%11 Engulfed in a maelstrom
adjective satellite

• pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

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