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noun • a person distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength • Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) • the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem • (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her • someone who fights for a cause • (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god • a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | ||||||||
| 25% | 10 | Author of the classic book 'Red Book on Play' | ||||||
noun • United States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891-1955) | ||||||||
| 23% | 9 | A popular children's book character who is a pig and loves to play in the mud | ||||||
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HERO which was last seen in the Telegraph Mini crossword.
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Updated: January 25, 2025
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