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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ETHELRED English king, replaced briefly by Sweyn Forkbeard (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 25, 2018
4% ANDREW Prince with king and English wife (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 9, 2025
4% HENRYV 15th century English king (6) The Sun Mini Jul 2, 2025
4% ALTS Replacement delegates at a convention, briefly (4)
3% PIS Detectives, briefly (3) LA Times Daily Sep 30, 2025
3% REED Something a saxophonist often replaces (4) Universal Sep 30, 2025
3% TNT ____ Sports, replacement for BT Sport (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 26, 2025
3% TURF Replace the sod of (4) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
3% LIEVE Replace on the mound (5) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
3% MOTHERSHIPTON English prophetess (13) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025

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