Desperately Wants To Protect Suffering Hero Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 15, 2023

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	noun • a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
	41%	6		Desperately or desperately necessary
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The Guardian Cryptic13 Oct 2023	Down 17
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