Lover In Dire Straits Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • (Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
	46%	8		In dire straits
	adjective satellite • marked by poverty befitting a beggar • (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
	46%	5		In dire straits
	adjective satellite • lacking funds

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New York Times12 Nov 1998	Across 65
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