The Clue
Cyclades' sea (6 letter answer)
The Answer
AEGEAN
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Notes
The answer AEGEAN is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 700 puzzles.
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Definition
AEGEAN as a noun:
1. (Aegean, Aegean Sea) = an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia
AEGEAN as an adjective:
1. of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization
2. of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea; "Aegean islands"