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Bacchante Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MAENAD which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: MAENAD

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197%6Exact Match!
296%5Exact Match!
329%4Bacchante's cry

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We think the answer is "MAENAD" which means:

    noun
  • • An unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
  • • (greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of dionysus

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The maenad danced wildly in the moonlight."
  • • "The maenad followed dionysus, the god of wine and madness."

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times20 Nov 1984 Down 44
New York Times08 Aug 1984 Down 5
New York Times16 Sep 1983 Down 28
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