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noun • (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned | ||||
| 41% | 6 | Crashed and burned | ||
noun • an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions • strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion • an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual verb • throw bombs at or attack with bombs • fail to get a passing grade | ||||
| 41% | 6 | Crashed and burned | ||
verb • fail to do something; leave something undone • be unsuccessful • disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake • stop operating or functioning • be unable • judge unacceptable • fail to get a passing grade • fall short in what is expected • become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close • prove insufficient • deteriorate | ||||
High Flier Who Crashed And Burned
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ICARUS which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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Updated: January 21, 2025
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
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1 | Crashed and burned
New York Times -
03 Dec 2016 | New York Times / 03 Dec 2016 |
2 | Crashed and burned | |
3 | Crashed and burned | |
4 | Failed flier crashed without completing a cruise
The Guardian Cryptic -
25 Apr 2003 | The Guardian Cryptic / 25 Apr 2003 |
5 | French equivalent of the English “high” and Latin “altus”, thus prefixed to “boy”, “goût”, “monde”, “pas” and “ton”, to mean high wood, high taste, high society/world, high step and high fashion respectively
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
22 Mar 2025 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 22 Mar 2025 |
6 | He was a high-flyer who crashed
The Guardian Cryptic -
22 Feb 2022 | The Guardian Cryptic / 22 Feb 2022 |
7 | It burned and crashed in 1979
New York Times -
09 May 2015 | New York Times / 09 May 2015 |
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