King who failed to hold back the sea (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue King who failed to hold back the sea (6) . 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 CANUTE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CANUTE King who failed to hold back the sea (6) (6)
7% RETAIN Hold back (6) (6) Mirror Quick Aug 26, 2025
7% RESTRAIN Hold back (8) Family Time Jul 14, 2025
6% ELSE "If all ____ fails ..." (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 8, 2025
6% ANDI "The King --" (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 2, 2025
6% TANK Fail completely (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 30, 2025
6% CONTAIN Hold (7) Eugene Sheffer Aug 29, 2025
6% GOINGUP/DOWNINFLAMES Failing epically (20) New York Times Aug 27, 2025
6% OMIT Fail to include (4) USA Today Aug 27, 2025
6% UMAMI Trim a mushroom, holding back savoury flavour (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 25, 2025
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