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noun • the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC) | ||||
| 30% | 10 | Sitter for children | ||
noun • a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home | ||||
| 30% | 11 | Pew sitter involved in a worship service | ||
noun • a person entitled to receive Communion | ||||
Sitter In Danger
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DAMOCLES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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DAMOCLES
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