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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 | ||||
| 48% | 9 | Joined forces in an ill-suited or ill-fated manner | ||
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| 35% | 8 | Doomed; ill-fated | ||
adjective satellite • under a curse | ||||
Mythological Figure Whose Ill Fated Trajectory Is Suggested By 19 34 41 And 56 Across
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