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% HENRY Name of eight English kings (5) New York Times Dec 4, 2025
3% CRED Reputation, briefly (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
3% NBA Kings' org. (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
3% EURO Franc replacer (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 19, 2025
3% THO But, briefly (3) New York Times Dec 15, 2025
3% PJS Nightwear, briefly (3)
3% ABCS Basics, briefly (4) USA Today Dec 14, 2025
3% SHIRE English county (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 12, 2025
3% III King Charles -- (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 12, 2025

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