Crossword-Solution: NESSUS
We have 17 clues for the answer “NESSUS”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Centaur of Greek legend. | 1 answer |
| Legendary centaur | 1 answer |
| Greek centaur. | 1 answer |
| Centaur whose blood killed Hercules, long after Hercules killed him | 1 answer |
| Centaur who was killed by Hercules | 1 answer |
| Centaur slain by Hercules | 1 answer |
| Centaur shot with a poisoned arrow by Hercules. | 1 answer |
| Centaur of myth | 1 answer |
| Centaur of Hercules legend. | 1 answer |
| Centaur killed by a poisoned arrow. | 1 answer |
| Centaur killed by Hercules | 1 answer |
| Centaur in a Hercules tale | 1 answer |
| Centaur in Hercules legend. | 1 answer |
| Centaur in Cabell's "Jurgen." | 1 answer |
| Centaur , in part | 6 answers |
| HERCULES, victim of | 7 answers |
| centaur | 8 answers |
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Dermatological complaint
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
MZAECE
Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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Sentences with NESSUS (5)
Ther was a Geant thanne nyh, Which Nessus hihte, and whanne he sih This Hercules and Deianyre, Withinne his herte he gan conspire, 2170 As he which thurgh his tricherie Hath Hercules in gret envie, Which he bar in his herte loke, And thanne he thoghte it schal be wroke.
And whan Nessus the privete 2190 Knew of here herte what it mente, As he that was of double entente, He made hem riht a glad visage; And whanne he herde of the passage Of him and hire, he thoghte guile, And feigneth Semblant for a while To don hem plesance and servise, Bot he thoghte al an other wise.
This Nessus with hise wordes slyhe Yaf such conseil tofore here yhe 2200 Which semeth outward profitable And was withinne deceivable.
Which thing cam al thurgh Falssemblant, That false Nessus the Geant Made unto him and to his wif; Wherof that he hath lost his lif, And sche sori for everemo.
Writhing in agony, he flings himself upon the burning pyramid, followed by Dejanira, who, in despair, sees too late that she has been but a tool in the hands of Nessus.
Quotes with NESSUS (2)
Was I still myself? If so, who was I? I wasn’t really interested in knowing that. It had no sort of importance for me anymore. Some moorings had broken, some taboos had fallen, and a world of spells and anathemas was springing up from their ruins. What was terrifying about this whole affair was the ease with which I passed from one universe to another without feeling out of place. Such a smooth transition. I had gone to bed a docile, courteous boy, and I’d awakened with an in…
Furthermore, I refuse to wear a burqa. Of all the burdens they've put on us, that's the most degrading. The Shirt of Nessus woudn't do as much damage to my dignity as that wretched getup. It cancels my face and takes away my identity and turns me into an object. Here, at least, I'm me Zunaira, Mohsen Ramat's wife, age thirty-two, former magistrate, dismissed by obscurantists without a hearing and without compensation, but with enough self-respect left to brush my hair every d…
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, NYT.
Used 16 times in crossword archives (1949–2017).