Crossword-Solution: ATHELSTAN
We have 4 clues for the answer “ATHELSTAN”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Ruler of England: 924-40 | 1 answer |
| the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England | 1 answer |
| Saxon king | 5 answers |
| ENGLISH King | 22 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EERTA
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with ATHELSTAN (5)
Then they sailed out to sea, and at last came to Norway, where at that time Hakon, the foster-son of Athelstan, was king.
There is Athelstan, Harold, Edward.” He pointed with his forefinger to three smaller boys, all rosy, healthy, and smiling, though when they felt Philip’s smiling eyes upon them they looked shyly down at their plates.
Athelstan felt the exhilaration instinctively, for he lifted up his voice and sang; it was the cracked voice of the boy of fifteen, and Sally turned round.
But the children gave him no time; Edward took his bathing-drawers and his towel, Athelstan tore the bed-clothes away; and in three minutes they all clattered down into the road.
The ambassador presented the sword-hilt to the king, saying, "Here is a sword which King Athelstan sends thee, with the request that thou wilt accept it." The king took the sword by the handle; whereupon the ambassador said, "Now thou hast taken the sword according to our king's desire, and therefore art thou his subject as thou hast taken his sword." King Harald saw now that this was an insult, for he would be subject to no man.
Quotes with ATHELSTAN (1)
That was what stuck in the craws of all the good women of Deptford: Mrs Dempster had not been raped, as a decent woman would have been — no, she had yielded because a man wanted her. The subject was not one that could be freely discussed even among intimates, but it was understood without saying that if women began to yield for such reasons as that, marriage and society would not last long. Any man who spoke up for Mrs Dempster probably believed in Free Love. Certainly he ass…
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1993).