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Answer for the clue "Obstacle, at first: if crossed, no turning back ", 7 letters:
rubicon

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
in phrase to cross (or pass) the Rubicon "take a decisive step," 1620s, a reference to a small stream to the Adriatic on the coast of northern Italy which in ancient times formed part of the southern boundary of Cisalpine Gaul; crossed by Caesar Jan. 10, ...

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Rubicon is a historical novel by American author Steven Saylor , first published by St. Martin's Press in 1999. It is the seventh book in his Roma Sub Rosa series of mystery stories set in the final decades of the Roman Republic . The main character is ...

Usage examples of rubicon.

And if Boran did come, would he remain only long enough to take a dying unicorns horn before returning to Rubicon and the throne?

But if there is a Rubicon anywhere near 750 cubic centimeters, while differences of the order of 100 or 200 cubic centimeters do not-at any rate to us-seem to be compelling determinants of intelligence, might not the apes be intelligent in some recognizably human sense?

Appin Dungannon, Rubicon had earned its place in fannish history long before the banquet degenerated into a shouting match between rival fanzine publishers over the heretofore unexplained identity of the mysterious, fiendish Chip Livingstone, and before one desperately sincere femmefan burst into tears and subsequently severed all contact with the hobby.

I asked a question from my oracle, and the answer I had was that the treasure was to be found not far from the Rubicon.

They consulted a dictionary, and found that the Rubicon flowed through Cesena.

My beloved one, you reason beautifully, but will you tell me where you have managed, in a convent, to pass the Rubicon?

If thou hast dipt thy foot in the Brink, yet venture not over Rubicon.

Major Kira felt a twinge of trepidation as she watched the runabout status displays, doublechecking as Sisko and O'Brien put the Rubicon through a brief systems check, then powered it up for departure.

The other side of the podium was reserved for the guest artist, three Rubicon board members, and the chief mourner: Clifford Morgan, a.

Rubicon Beach FEDERMAN, RAYMOND - The Twofold Variations FOWLES, JOHN - A Maggot FRANZEN, JONATHAN - The Twenty-Seventh City FRISCH, MAX - Homo Faber.

We were to meet two impartial scientists from Yamaguchi and Erzul, flying separately from Rubicon City, at the Melas Dorsa lab.