| Rescues by eagles in two Tolkien books have been described as examples of this dramatic device |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
22 Jun 2025 |
| Doctor examined such a contrived solution |
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| Actor representing a god, suspended above the stage (4,2,7) |
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| Literary device, meaning 'god from the machine' (4,2,7) |
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| Dramatic denouement when God appears from a machine |
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| In ancient drama, a god introduced into a play to resolve the plot (4,2,7) |
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| Divine intervention in a play (4,2,7) |
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| Divine intervention in a play |
The Guardian Quick |
25 Nov 2023 |
| Device in movies whereby a sudden intervention resolves a plotline |
The Guardian Weekend |
01 Jul 2023 |
| Engineer examined such a dramatic device |
The Guardian Cryptic |
16 Jun 2022 |
| Contrived plot device in a play or novel |
The Guardian Speedy |
02 Aug 2020 |
| Dramatic device |
The Guardian Speedy |
12 May 2019 |
| Contrived plot solution |
The Times Concise |
03 Feb 2019 |
| Latin phrase for some abrupt endings |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
12 May 2017 |
| Miraculous solution out of nowhere |
Universal |
18 Apr 2017 |
| Latin phrase for some abrupt endings |
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| Miraculous solution out of nowhere |
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| Plot resolver unknown in Aeneid as much revised |
The Times Cryptic |
12 May 2016 |
| Artificial plot device |
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| Unexpected aid |
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