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% ROMULUS Mythical first king of Rome (7) Universal May 27, 2026
3% HASNT "He __ got a clue" (5) Commuter Apr 27, 2026
3% TAXLIEN What you'd never want on your house (7) Newsday Apr 3, 2026
3% PRIAM Mythical king of Troy (5) Commuter Mar 23, 2026
3% MINOS Mythical labyrinth king (5) Newsday Mar 1, 2026
2% IDOIDO Enthusiastic response to "who wants some cake?" (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 30, 2026
2% REACHED Got to (7) USA Today May 29, 2026
2% LETEM "They can do what they want" (5) Universal May 28, 2026
2% EARP Lawman who got out of Dodge (4) New York Times May 28, 2026

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