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noun • large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris | ||||||||
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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' | ||||||||
Huge Sea Creature Seen As We Help Desperately To Protect Marines Crossword Clue
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SPERMWHALE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SPERMWHALE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | Desperately or desperately necessary | |
2 | Desperately wants to protect suffering hero
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3 | Dusters providing marines with help in hazardous environment?
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4 | Huge sea creature | |
5 | Huge thing — huge porky?
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21 Mar 2010 | The Guardian Everyman / 21 Mar 2010 |
7 | They work at sea, surprisingly we learnt, carrying Royal Marines
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07 Feb 2010 | The Guardian Everyman / 07 Feb 2010 |
