Greek king tormented by fruit and water he could never quite reach Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TANTALUS Greek king tormented by fruit and water he could never quite reach (8)
2% AFLOAT On the water (6) Universal Dec 6, 2025
2% HIPPIE Fruit pastry he's adorned with flowers? (6) The Times Cryptic Dec 5, 2025
2% SPANNED Reached across (7) Thomas Joseph Dec 5, 2025
2% NEON Quite bright (4) LA Times Daily Dec 5, 2025
2% SPAN Reach across (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 2, 2025
2% END Call it quits (3)
2% TIS "Quite so" (3) New York Times Nov 28, 2025
2% AGONY Sheer torment (5) New York Times Mini Nov 23, 2025
2% ASIF "On the first of never!" (4) The Atlantic Nov 23, 2025
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