Athenian courtesan who induced Alexander the Great to set fire to the palace of the Persian kings at Persepolis Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Athenian courtesan who induced Alexander the Great to set fire to the palace of the Persian kings at Persepolis last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is THAIS.

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Crossword Answer For Athenian courtesan who induced Alexander the Great to set fire to the palace of the Persian kings at Persepolis:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THAIS Athenian courtesan who induced Alexander the Great to set fire to the palace of the Persian kings at Persepolis (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 20, 2019
2% LIT Set on fire (3) Commuter Nov 26, 2025
2% TASHA Author __ Alexander (5) Commuter Nov 26, 2025
2% DADJOKE Groan inducer (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 22, 2025
2% PLATO Athenian philosopher and tutor of Aristotle (5) The Times Specialist Nov 17, 2025
2% ACROPOLIS Athenian citadel (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Nov 13, 2025
2% SHAI Gilgeous-Alexander of basketball (4) Commuter Nov 13, 2025
2% TART Pucker-inducing (4) LA Times Daily Nov 9, 2025
2% BAHAI Persian faith (5) Newsday Nov 2, 2025
2% EERIE Fear-inducing (5) Commuter Nov 1, 2025

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