In 550BC, this Persian king founded an empire which later became the world's largest in history so far Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue In 550BC, this Persian king founded an empire which later became the world's largest in history so far featured in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle on October 12, 2025. 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CYRUSTHEGREAT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CYRUSTHEGREAT In 550BC, this Persian king founded an empire which later became the world's largest in history so far (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 12, 2025
43% ASYET So far (5) USA Today Oct 9, 2025
43% YET So far (3) Commuter Sep 12, 2025
40% ASOF __ now (so far) (4) Newsday Sep 10, 2025
38% HAN World's largest ethnic group (3) USA Today Sep 1, 2025
38% ARABIA World's largest peninsula (6) USA Today Aug 18, 2025
36% DUKEOFCAMBRIDGE So far, George II is the only ____ to become a British king (15) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 21, 2025
36% PRINCEALBERT ____, Duke of York later became George VI (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 7, 2025
36% ATACAMA Largest fog desert in the world (7) LA Times Daily Aug 24, 2025
35% BYE "Later!" (3) USA Today Oct 3, 2025

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