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noun • someone who kills his or her parent • the murder of your own father or mother | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 33% | 9 | Killed by Orestes | ||||||
noun • (Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him | ||||||||
Oedipus Or Orestes Crossword Clue
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PARRICIDE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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PARRICIDE
Updated: October 10, 2023
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