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% DOES "Who ___ he think he is?!" (4)
3% MIDAS Mythical king (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 23, 2025
3% TEREUS Mythical king of Thrace (6)
3% ONCE Not quite never (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 5, 2025
3% YOUTH He's got it! (5)
2% TINA ___ Turner who sang "What's Love Got to Do With It" (4)
2% SMELT "He who ___ it, dealt it" (5) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
2% EVENS Quits (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 5, 2025
2% ROC Mythical bird (3) The Telegraph Mini Sep 3, 2025

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