Island quietly seized by old Persian ruler Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Island quietly seized by old Persian ruler featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on September 19, 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CYPRUS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CYPRUS Island quietly seized by old Persian ruler (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 19, 2026
3% USURP Seize (5) New York Times Sep 18, 2026
3% TSARS Old Russian rulers (5) USA Today Sep 13, 2026
3% GRAB Seize (4) The Atlantic Sep 6, 2026
3% TAKE Seize (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 29, 2026
3% CYRUSTHEGREAT Persian ruler who conquered Babylonia (13) Wall Street Journal Aug 17, 2026
3% NAB Seize (3) Commuter Aug 17, 2026
3% TSAR Old Russian ruler (4) LA Times Daily Aug 11, 2026
3% TOBAGO Also about to seize island (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 4, 2026
3% CZAR Old Russian ruler (4) The Telegraph Mini Aug 4, 2026

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