Mythical figure who flew too close to the sun Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Mythical figure who flew too close to the sun last seen in USA Today 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ICARUS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ICARUS Mythical figure who flew too close to the sun (6) USA Today Oct 27, 2024
3% FRY Get too much sun (3) LA Times Daily Dec 5, 2025
3% FOR "Too close ___ comfort" (3)
2% ROC Mythical bird (3) The Telegraph Quick Dec 19, 2025
2% YETI Mythical Himalayan snowman (4)
2% ALSO Too (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 17, 2025
2% SET Sink, as the sun (3)
2% FAR Not close by (3) Commuter Dec 16, 2025
2% THESEUS Mythical minotaur slayer (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 15, 2025
2% SWOT Person who studies too hard (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 13, 2025

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Icarus is a character from Greek mythology who, with wings made of feathers and wax, flew too close to the sun despite his father's warnings. The heat melted the wax, causing him to fall into the sea.