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Hold Back Fairy Caught By Cunning Insect Crossword Clue

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noun

• slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest

30%5 Their collection of fairy tales is called 'Grimm's Fairy Tales'
noun

• the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)

• the older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm's law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863)

27%4 Character in fairy tales, often portrayed as cunning
noun

• any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

• Austrian composer (1860-1903)

• a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women

• German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)

• a cruelly rapacious person

verb

• eat hastily

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