Cruel perversion of son stopping legendary king's return Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cruel perversion of son stopping legendary king's return last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SADISM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SADISM Cruel perversion of son stopping legendary king's return (6) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 24, 2021
7% ARTHUR Legendary king (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 10, 2025
6% JEAN Billie ___ King, legendary tennis player (4)
6% III Jr.'s son (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 1, 2025
5% CEASE Stop (5) LA Times Daily Nov 4, 2025
5% DESIST Stop (6) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 2, 2025
5% NESS Legendary loch (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 1, 2025
5% KRIS King returned gentleman's dagger (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
5% TUCK Legendary Sherwoodian (4) Newsday Oct 31, 2025
5% MERCILESS Cruel (9) (9) Mirror Quick Oct 30, 2025

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