English king, replaced briefly by Sweyn Forkbeard Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue English king, replaced briefly by Sweyn Forkbeard 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ETHELRED.

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Crossword Answer For English king, replaced briefly by Sweyn Forkbeard:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ETHELRED English king, replaced briefly by Sweyn Forkbeard (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 25, 2018
3% RECAST Chose a replacement actor (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 1, 2025
3% SUBSIDE Settle in replacement team? (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Nov 27, 2025
3% SHAH King of Persia (4) Puzzler Backwords Nov 27, 2025
3% AUSTERE Spartan tea sure to be replaced (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 26, 2025
3% LEAR Shakespearean king (4) The Times Concise Nov 25, 2025
3% NATL Countrywide, briefly (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 24, 2025
3% BRITS The English (5) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
3% BFFS Longtime pals, briefly (4) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
3% ANONS Nameless accounts, briefly (5) TV Nov 23, 2025

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