Sir ___ Hercules John Crossword Clue

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Sir ___ Hercules John Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

HERCULES (noun)
1. (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
2. a large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis
JOHN (noun)
1. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
2. youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)

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Across

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8. Photographer Diane

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14. Coffee option

15. Snatching sound, in the comics

16. Nonverbal "well done"

18. Well-known scheme designer

19. One of the two Boolean values, in programming

20. Disney princess whose name is one letter off from a common princess accessory

22. Gimlet base

23. Dundee dissent

25. Cars with retractable roofs

27. What Neapolitan ice cream is divided into

30. Compete (for)

31. Bit in a breakfast bowl

32. Benefactor with a limited number of grants?

35. Symbol of the "Black is beautiful" movement

39. College concern seen in 16-, 25-, 49- and 63-Across?

42. Cathedral recess

43. Full of zing

44. Tallahassee sch.

45. Get rid of

47. Tea traders?

49. Accidentally burn, perhaps

54. Influential power

55. Feel under the weather

56. It's a start

58. ___-free

61. Brand in the feminine care aisle

63. Results of wearing some uncomfortable shoes

65. Mexican street food typically served with cheese, chili and lime

66. Hit TV series set at the fictional William McKinley High School

67. Cpl. or sgt.

68. Grannies

69. Fictional lover of Rochester

70. Many Ph.D.s-to-be, for short

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Down

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2. Doha dignitary

3. Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water"

4. Go on, in dialogue

5. One who eats crisps and uses a loo

6. Kind of duty

7. Stab, in a way

8. Spanish exclamation akin to "Oh, baby!"

9. Small hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood

10. Spot-on

11. Open, as a fanny pack

12. Scrapes

17. Get wind of

21. Knickknack

24. "We stand today on the ___ of a new frontier": John F. Kennedy, 7/15/1960

26. Nursing spot

27. Attire for a fraternity party, maybe

28. Instrument originating in ancient Sumer

29. Jump at, as an opportunity

33. Opposite of SSW

34. Maybes

36. "In da Club" rapper

37. Parks in history

38. Albatross, so to speak

40. Beloved

41. Thumbs-up votes

46. PlayStation alternatives

48. So-called "father of the American cartoon"

49. Like the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey

50. It takes a bow in a concert hall

52. Indigenous people at the center of 2023's "Killers of the Flower Moon"

53. ___-green

57. Layer

59. Sea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth

60. Possessive of a Chinese menu?

62. Zeta follower

64. Go on dates with

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