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noun • close fighting during the culmination of a military attack • thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946 • a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped • the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will verb • attack someone physically or emotionally • force (someone) to have sex against their will • attack in speech or writing | ||||
| 27% | 7 | Saint who was a student of Saint Augustine | ||
noun • (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397) | ||||
| 27% | 10 | Symbol of Saint Piran, the patron saint of Cornwall | ||
noun • any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties • an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle | ||||
Attack By A Saint About One Who Became One
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ASSAULT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ASSAULT
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