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noun • (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned | ||||||||
35% | 10 | Symbolizing ambition and ambition | ||||||
adjective satellite • moving upward or along at a considerable height • extravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions | ||||||||
34% | 5 | Get unstuck | ||||||
noun • United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000) verb • move very slightly | ||||||||
He Had High Flying Ambition But Came Unstuck Crossword Clue
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ICARUS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ICARUS
Updated: October 14, 2023
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