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Cryptic Quiz......Help needed

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  • 20-11-2006 1:24pm
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    Duiske
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    Hi, i'm doing a cryptic quiz, and have all but one of the answers. The clue is "a college professor is a beautiful youth". Don't know how many letters. Can anyone help ? Its doing my head in !!!!


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    Gaspode
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    THe answer is 'Adonis'

    don being a word for a lecturere/professor, and Adonis being the mythical figure who was so beautiful he fell in love with his own reflection


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    RacingSilver
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    the mythical figure who was so beautiful he fell in love with his own reflection
    Narcissus surely !


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