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noun • the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC) | ||||||||
| 34% | 10 | A nickname for the people who sat and knitted under the guillotine during the French Revolution | ||||||
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| 30% | 6 | Boy who pulls the sword from the stone in "The Sword in the Stone" | ||||||
noun • elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886) • a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot | ||||||||
Courtier Who Sat Under A Sword Crossword Clue
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DAMOCLES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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DAMOCLES
Updated: October 10, 2023
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7 | Served as a courtier, diplomat, and civil servant |
