| Mythological figure who married his mother |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
05 Nov 2025 |
| Greek to have a bathe in turbulent Ouse (7) |
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| Mythological king of Thebes |
Premier Sunday |
08 Jun 2025 |
| Ignoring team leader, asinine Executive Officer raised subject of Sophocles' tragedy |
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| Greek doomed to kill his father and marry his mother (7) |
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| Complex mythological character (7) |
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| Complex king? |
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| Son of Laius and Jocasta in Greek mythology |
Mirror Quiz |
23 Mar 2025 |
| Greek hero who solved the riddle of the Sphinx (7) |
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| Name of complex notion mostly thrown up in work |
The Telegraph Toughie |
20 Feb 2025 |
| Greek king of Thebes (7) |
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| Greek king, complex for psychiatrists |
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| Patricidal King (7) |
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| Greek youth who married his mother Jocasta (7) |
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| Antigone's dad |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Sep 2024 |
| His companion was a wife and a mother to him |
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| Complex man's complex iPod use? |
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| Pious Ed, strangely complex character |
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| Mythological king who married his mother |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Jun 2024 |
| Psychological complex |
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| Complex work included casting die (7) |
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| Complex character of editor, one immersed in work |
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| Complex King of Thebes |
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| The son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta (7) |
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| One page in dictionary (American) is kind of complex |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Mar 2024 |
| One page in dictionary (American) is kind of complex (7) |
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| Character of Greek myth who married his mother (7) |
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| King of Thebes who solved the riddle of the sphinx (7) |
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| Dictionary is holding up returning name of complex (7) |
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| Dictionary is holding up returning name of complex |
The Guardian Cryptic |
25 Jan 2024 |
| Complex man’s big wordbook I dine over |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Dec 2023 |
| Jocasta's husband (and son!), in Greek tragedy |
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| Tragic hero of Greek mythology who married his mother (7) |
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| King in Greek myth |
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| Complex character? |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Nov 2023 |
| Incestuous son Opus Dei corrected |
The Times Cryptic |
20 Jul 2023 |
| Mythical Greek king with a complex — Opus Dei (anag) |
The Guardian Quick |
29 May 2023 |
| Tragic hero serves up ideology, being somewhat reflective |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Apr 2023 |
| Mythic king who killed his father and married his mother |
Irish Times Simplex |
21 Apr 2023 |
| Mythical king of Thebes, who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother |
The Guardian Quick |
12 Sep 2022 |
| Editor enthralled by remarkably pious king of Thebes |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Aug 2022 |
| Antigone's father |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Aug 2022 |
| Originator of complex work cut by journalist on paper |
The Times Cryptic |
09 Mar 2022 |
| Complex character in English reference is up for a change |
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| Complex fellow takes fish back into work |
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| Complex fellow takes fish back into work |
The Guardian Cryptic |
10 Jan 2022 |
| Dictionary, American, minimal cash invested – a tragedy |
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| Dictionary, American, minimal cash invested – a tragedy |
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| Everyman put in dictionary: 'pu's a Greek character' |
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| Everyman put in dictionary: ‘pu‘s a Greek character‘ |
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| Mythic king who killed his father and married his mother |
Irish Times Simplex |
01 Sep 2020 |
| Writer is one taken in by composition produced by a complex character? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
22 Aug 2020 |
| Greek myth I souped up |
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| Tragic Theban king |
Newsday |
18 Jun 2020 |
| Incestuous son Opus Dei corrupted inwardly |
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| Complex figure? |
New York Times |
14 Mar 2020 |
| Tragic hero of Greek mythology whose name means 'swollen foot' |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
17 Feb 2019 |
| Antigone's father |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Dec 2018 |
| Edward the First interrupted work of a patricide |
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| European officer featuring in work of Theban king … |
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| Dictionary (American) incorporating one page for this complex character |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Aug 2018 |
| Son and husband of Jocasta |
USA Today |
17 Jul 2018 |
| Legendary Greek newsman, one engrossed in work |
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| Rex in the classics |
The Washington Post |
18 Mar 2018 |
| Rex in the classics |
LA Times Daily |
18 Mar 2018 |
| Got rid of dad to be with 21 down - how complex can that be? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
17 Feb 2018 |
| Son and husband of Jocasta |
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| King who solved the riddle of the Sphinx |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
17 Sep 2017 |
| So case closed – finally I discharge father's killer |
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| Old King Boatman seen in pseudomorphs |
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| Sophocles character for whom a Freudian complex is named |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2016 |
| Tragic king of Thebes |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Apr 2016 |
| Sophocles character for whom a Freudian complex is named |
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| Use iPod wrongly: it's sort of complex! |
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| See tragic king die horribly in classical work |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 May 2015 |
| Solver of the Sphinx's riddle |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Feb 2015 |
| Sophocles title character |
Universal |
24 Jan 2015 |
| Sophocles title character |
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| Sphinx riddle solver |
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| Correct for the most part to block work of legendary riddle solver |
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| Complex part ends up ideologically reversed |
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| Mythical mother marrier |
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| He solved the Sphinx's Riddle |
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| Rex of classical tragedy |
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| King of classical tragedy |
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| Solver of the Sphinx's riddle |
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| Complex personality? |
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| Sophocles title character |
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| "___ Rex" |
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| '-- Rex' |
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| Sphinx bester |
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| Antigone's father |
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| Complex character? |
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| Father of Antigone |
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| Complex character? |
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| Exiled Theban |
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| Exiled Theban |
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| A complex |
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| Ismene's father |
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| Father of Antigone |
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| Adopted son of King Polybus |
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| Rex of classical tragedy |
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| "_____ Rex" (Sophocles) |
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| Originator of complex work cut by journalist on paper |
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| Jocasta's son and husband |
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| Antigone's father |
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| Complex individual |
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| Subject of Sophocles |
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| Sophoclean protagonist |
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| Sort of complex |
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| Kind of complex |
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| He died at Colonus. |
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| He solved the riddle of the Sphinx. |
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| Sophocles character. |
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| He answered the riddle of Sphinx. |
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| Kind of complex. |
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| Sophocles subject. |
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| Son of Laius and Jocasta. |
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| Well-known complex. |
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| Sophocles' tragic hero. |
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| Son of Jocasta. |
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| Role for Laurence Olivier. |
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| Namesake of a well-known complex. |
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