Character in Greek myth who is punished by standing beneath fruit that is just out of reach Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Character in Greek myth who is punished by standing beneath fruit that is just out of reach . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TANTALUS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TANTALUS Character in Greek myth who is punished by standing beneath fruit that is just out of reach (8)
3% STYX River in Greek myth (4) Commuter Oct 20, 2025
3% MIDAS Character of Greek myth, the "saddest of alchemists" (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 3, 2025
2% NEW Just out (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 17, 2025
2% DELTA Greek character with key star's inside (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
2% EXCEL Stand out (5) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
2% ATTIC Floor beneath the roof (5) LA Times Daily Nov 15, 2025
2% DMS Reaches out to on Insta (3) USA Today Nov 14, 2025
2% UNDER Beneath (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 1, 2025
2% TIBETAN Element defending Greek character's language (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
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