King who solved the riddle of the Sphinx Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue King who solved the riddle of the Sphinx last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OEDIPUS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OEDIPUS King who solved the riddle of the Sphinx (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 17, 2017
3% TEASER Riddle (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 7, 2026
2% CLUE Problem solving aid (4) Newsday Feb 4, 2026
2% XERXES Persian king (6) Eugene Sheffer Feb 2, 2026
2% LEAR Shakespearean king (4) Newsday Feb 2, 2026
2% SONAR Arson solved by sound detection (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jan 30, 2026
2% EDGEPIECES Toeholds in solving jigsaw puzzles (10) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
2% REY King, in Castile (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 24, 2026
2% ENIGMA Riddle good in complex anime (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 23, 2026
2% SOLOMON Wise king (7) Thomas Joseph Jan 22, 2026

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