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noun • a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel' | ||||
| 33% | 6 | Dunked in water | ||
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| 28% | 7 | Often dunked in milk or tea | ||
noun • small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda • any of various small flat sweet cakes | ||||
Baby Dunked By His Mother In Water Turning Cold
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ACHILLES which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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