Mythical king of Crete whose wife, Pasiphae, gave birth to the Minotaur (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CIETE Mythical king of Crete whose wife, Pasiphae, gave birth to the Minotaur (5) (5)
4% WHELPING Offering assistance to support wife giving birth (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 20, 2025
4% MIDAS Mythical king (5) (5) Mirror Quick Nov 12, 2025
4% THESEUS Minotaur's slayer (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 13, 2025
4% PASIPHAE Wife of King Minos of Crete and mother, by a bull, of the Minotaur (8) (8)
4% MINOS Mythical king of Crete (5) New York Times May 18, 2021
3% TREASUREISLAND Book something else on Crete? (14) The Times Cryptic Nov 24, 2025
3% ADDITIONSIGN Birth announcement? (12) LA Times Daily Nov 23, 2025
3% FED Gave grub to (3) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
3% CITED Gave as an example (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 22, 2025
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