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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 28% | 9 | Contemporary of Sophocles and Euripides | |
3 | 28% | 7 | Has been called the 'French Sophocles' | |
Sophocles Skill Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "IRONY" which means:
- noun
- • Witty language used to convey insults or scorn
- • Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
- • A trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs adjective
- • Of or pertaining to the metal iron.
An example sentence would be:
- • "It's an irony that the firefighter's house burned down."
- • "The irony of her response made me laugh."
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New York Times17 Jun 2010 | Across 61 | |
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4 | Contemporary of Sophocles and Euripides | |
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7 | The playwrights Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides wrote their famous tragedies in this civilization. |