Melted Wax Was His Downfall Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned
	38%	7		Causing the downfall or downfall of
	noun • United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
	32%	8		In a melted or melted-like state
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New York Times30 Jul 1982	Across 38
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