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% ENIGMA Riddle (6) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
3% GIZA Sphinx site (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 21, 2025
2% SONAR Arson solved by sound detection (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
2% ROI French king (3) New York Times Oct 27, 2025
2% JOHN King who sealed Magna Carta (4) The Times Concise Oct 25, 2025
2% KOAN Zen riddle (4) New York Times Oct 24, 2025
2% DOO Scooby-___ (mystery-solving pupper) (3)
2% ABSALOM Son of King David who sought to overthrow him (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 23, 2025
2% CRAIC Fun solve, reportedly? (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 22, 2025

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