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noun • a person distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength • Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) • the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem • (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her • someone who fights for a cause • (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god • a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | ||||||||
| 32% | 7 | British actor who became the leading Shakespearean actor of his day | ||||||
noun • English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779) | ||||||||
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adverb • down to defeat, death, or ruin • through a range downward • into unconsciousness • in or into a state of subordination or subjugation • below some quantity or limit • below the horizon • down below • further down adjective satellite • located below or beneath something else • lower in rank, power, or authority | ||||||||
Womans Over Leading Actor Crossword Clue
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HERO which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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HERO
Updated: October 14, 2023
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