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noun • an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator • the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation) • the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses | ||||||||
40% | 6 | Novel by Mary Shelley about a scientist and his monstrous creation | ||||||
adjective • characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German • of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths • of or relating to the Goths noun • extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas • a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries • a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches adjective satellite • as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened • characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque | ||||||||
40% | 9 | Novel by Mary Shelley featuring a scientist who creates a monster. | ||||||
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Plain Scientist Not One That Shelley Imagined Crossword Clue
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FRANKENSTEIN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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FRANKENSTEIN
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