Literary Romantic hero briefly used to be the king Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Literary Romantic hero briefly used to be the king last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 WERTHER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WERTHER Literary Romantic hero briefly used to be the king (7) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 9, 2023
2% READERSDIGESTION Literary takeaway? (16) LA Times Daily Sep 14, 2025
2% SHORTSTORY Literary form (10) The Times Concise Sep 13, 2025
2% SUPERMAN Hero's receding US hairstyle - Yank at heart (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 13, 2025
2% LEON Kings of ___, "Use Somebody" band (4)
2% JAYGATSBY Fitzgerald hero (9) Thomas Joseph Sep 6, 2025
2% BALLAD Romantic song (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 5, 2025
2% IRONY Literary device (5) Commuter Sep 5, 2025
2% TRYST Romantic rendezvous (5) LA Times Daily Sep 3, 2025
2% EYRE Literary Jane (4) USA Today Sep 2, 2025

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