Cruel king – chief character in story – died Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cruel king – chief character in story – died . 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 HEROD.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEROD Cruel king – chief character in story – died (5)
5% INHUMAN Very cruel (7) Newsday Jun 9, 2026
5% FIENDISH Wicked, cruel (8) (8) Mirror Classic Jun 9, 2026
5% TALLORDER Story involving nobleman and king in difficult task (9) The Times Cryptic Jun 8, 2026
5% TALES Stories (5) USA Today Jun 7, 2026
5% TALE Story (4) Commuter Jun 1, 2026
5% SCORN Dis (5) LA Times Mini May 27, 2026
5% MISTREATS Is cruel to (9) Commuter May 22, 2026
5% MEANEST Most cruel (7) LA Times Daily May 17, 2026
5% MUD Greek character died in silt (3) (3) The Sun Two Speed May 14, 2026
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