Epic poem originally passed down orally Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Epic poem originally passed down orally featured in New York Times puzzle on September 23, 2026. 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 ILIAD.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ILIAD Epic poem originally passed down orally (5) New York Times Sep 23, 2026
3% BEOWULF Old English epic poem (7) The Times Concise Sep 22, 2026
3% HOMERSILIAD Epic poem divided into 24 books * (11) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 18, 2026
3% FAIL "Epic ___!" (4) USA Today Aug 11, 2026
3% LORE Tales that are passed down (4)
3% AENEID Epic poem by Virgil (6) The Times Specialist Jul 27, 2026
2% ODES Flattering poems (4) USA Today Sep 22, 2026
2% ELAPSE Pass (6) Newsday Sep 19, 2026
2% IOTA Pass (4) Newsday Sep 19, 2026
2% HOMER Epic poet (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 15, 2026

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