Legendary Roman slave whose life was spared in the arena by a lion from whose paw he had extracted a thorn Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANDROCLES Legendary Roman slave whose life was spared in the arena by a lion from whose paw he had extracted a thorn (9)
2% TIER Arena level (4) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
2% MANACLE Restraint whose name comes from the Latin for "hand" (7) The Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
2% AESOP Author whose fables often had anthropomorphic animals (5) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
2% ABBOT Religious title whose name comes from the Hebrew for "father" (5) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
2% EXTRA Spare from complex trap (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 7, 2025
2% SIMBA Lion hoisted skyward during "Circle of Life" (5) LA Times Daily Oct 7, 2025
2% FRUGAL Sparing (6) The Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
2% TIGERMOTHS Insects whose larvae are "woolly bears" (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 5, 2025
2% ECOLI Bacteria whose strains are mostly harmless (5) Universal Oct 5, 2025
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