Mythical figure who flew too close to the sun Crossword Clue

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.

Crossword Answer For Mythical figure who flew too close to the sun:

40 Potential Answers:

Rank	Answer	Length	Source	Date
98%	ICARUS Mythical figure who flew too close to the sun	(6)	USA Today	Oct 27, 2024
3%	CROWDS Gets too close to	(6)	Newsday	Aug 2, 2025
3%	FOR "Too close ___ comfort"	(3)
3%	PHEW "That was close ... TOO close!"	(4)
3%	PRY Inquire too closely	(3)
2%	HELIO "Sun" prefix	(5)	The Telegraph Plusword	Sep 5, 2025
2%	ROC Mythical bird	(3)	The Telegraph Mini	Sep 3, 2025
2%	PEEL Skin: what it does after too much sun?	(4)	The Times Quick Cryptic	Sep 3, 2025
2%	NEAR Close by	(4)	Commuter	Sep 2, 2025
2%	SOL Sun, in Santiago	(3)	Wall Street Journal	Aug 30, 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.