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| 99% | 7 | POLYBUS | Exact Match! | |||||
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| 41% | 8 | Like Oedipus's curse in "Oedipus Rex" | ||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is • humorously sarcastic or mocking | ||||||||
| 36% | 8 | Figured out that Oedipus was his own father | ||||||
noun • (Greek mythology) the blind prophet of Thebes who revealed to Oedipus that Oedipus had murdered his father and married his mother | ||||||||
Oedipus Foster Father Crossword Clue
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POLYBUS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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POLYBUS
Updated: October 11, 2023
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| New York Times21 Jan 1997 | Down 43 | POLYBUS |
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