Old Greek trapped by overambition -- Icarus Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old Greek trapped by overambition -- Icarus 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IONIC.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IONIC Old Greek trapped by overambition -- Icarus (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 28, 2017
4% SNARE Trap (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
4% CAKEHOLE Trap a king: what's stopping merry old one? (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed Oct 15, 2025
4% CUIRASS Something to protect Icarus, wayward son (7) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 14, 2025
4% ENSNARE Trap (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 13, 2025
4% SNAREDRUM Instrument trapped spirit (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
4% HELLENE Greek (7) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
4% RETE Net, trap; plaga (4) The Times O Tempora Sep 27, 2025
4% WEB Spider's trap that's spun (3)
4% TREED Trapped on a branch, as a cat (5) LA Times Daily Sep 22, 2025

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