Mythical king who never quite got what he wanted Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Mythical king who never quite got what he wanted last seen in Telegraph 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TANTALUS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TANTALUS Mythical king who never quite got what he wanted (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 11, 2017
3% SCAR Toon who says "I shall never be king" (4) Newsday Mar 28, 2026
3% PRIAM Mythical king of Troy (5) Commuter Mar 23, 2026
3% DOES "Who ___ he think he is?" (4)
3% MINOS Mythical labyrinth king (5) Newsday Mar 1, 2026
3% STEEPFINES What you'd never want to be slapped with (10) Newsday Jan 17, 2026
2% LEGENDS Mythical tales (7) Commuter Mar 31, 2026
2% DESIRED Wanted (7) Commuter Mar 30, 2026
2% GOLLUM Precious metal nugget, never quite enough for Ring obsessive (6) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 27, 2026
2% NOTI "Moi? Never!" (4) New York Times Mar 26, 2026

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