Pains Gripping Sick Old Greek Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
	25%	9		Sick spell and sick feeling after a change of policy
	noun • act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
	23%	13		Derived from Old Frankish, Old Saxon, and Old Frisian
	noun • the West Germanic language of the Netherlands

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The Guardian Cryptic02 Jan 2020	Down 2
The Guardian Cryptic27 Sep 2001	Down 6
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