Hero Getting Cold Among Ebbing Waves Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 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'
	31%	15		Can be observed in water waves, sound waves, and electromagnetic waves
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	30%	12		Effect that can be observed with sound waves, light waves, or other types of waves
	noun • change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other

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The Guardian Cryptic06 Dec 2007	Across 23
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