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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% | 4 | 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 | ||
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| 33% | 7 | A type of ancient trial in which the accused person would consume a piece of bread, with the belief that divine intervention would harm the guilty party. | ||
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Would Be High Flyer One Given Eg Mini And Cross Atlantic
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ICARUS which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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ICARUS
Updated: September 1, 2025
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