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Drink Of Forgetfulness Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is NEPENTHE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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noun

• A drug mentioned in Homer's Odyssey (c. 8th century B.C.E.) as bringing relief from anxiety or grief; hence, any drug or substance seen as bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief.

• A Southeast Asian carnivorous plant of the genus Nepenthes; a monkey cup or tropical pitcher plant.

24%10 A substance described in Greek mythology as a drink of forgetfulness
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22%5 Instance of forgetfulness
noun

• a mistake resulting from inattention

• a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

• a failure to maintain a higher state

verb

• pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

• end, at least for a long time

• drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

• go back to bad behavior

• let slip

• for time to move forward

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New York Times20 Jun 2004 Down 89
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