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Plot Reversals In Novel Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PERIPETEIAS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: PERIPETEIAS

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199%11Exact Match!
227%9 *Abrupt reversals of opinion
327%9 It suffers periodic reversals in time

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We think the answer is "PERIPETEIAS" which means:

    noun
  • • A sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The play was full of unexpected peripeteias."
  • • "The novel had several peripeteias that kept the readers engaged."

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New York Times11 Jul 1986 Down 27
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