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noun • an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs • an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC | ||||||||
| 36% | 10 | Engaged in forming a perfect or ideal conception of; mentally representing something as perfect or as near to perfect | ||||||
verb • consider or render as ideal • form ideals | ||||||||
| 34% | 8 | Not quite magenta, not quite plum | ||||||
adjective satellite • of a deep shade of pink | ||||||||
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THEBES which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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THEBES
Updated: October 14, 2023
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