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noun • Spartan general who defeated the Athenians in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (died in 395 BC) | ||||||||
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noun • king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC) | ||||||||
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LYSANDER which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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LYSANDER
Updated: October 14, 2023
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