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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' | ||||||||
| 30% | 10 | In Paris, a setback preceding current government's undoing | ||||||
verb • unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch | ||||||||
| 28% | 6 | Delilah was his undoing | ||||||
noun • (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah • a large and strong and heavyset man | ||||||||
Paris Was His Undoing Crossword Clue
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