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noun • king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016) • king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871) | ||||||||
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noun • a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage • a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed verb • convert into a pollard | ||||||||
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Ill Prepared Monarch Sheltered Having Lost Crown At Sea Crossword Clue
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ETHELRED which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ETHELRED
Updated: October 14, 2023
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