Persian king who tried to invade Greece in 480BC Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Persian king who tried to invade Greece in 480BC last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is XERXES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% XERXES Persian king who tried to invade Greece in 480BC (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 6, 2020
3% SHAH Persian word for "king" (4) LA Times Daily Oct 23, 2025
3% DARIUS Persian invader of Greece. (6)
2% TESTED Tried out (6) Newsday Oct 29, 2025
2% OUZO Aperitif of Greece (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
2% DECA Hepta- + tri- (4) Universal Oct 26, 2025
2% JOHN King who sealed Magna Carta (4) The Times Concise Oct 25, 2025
2% SIGMA S, in Greece (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2025
2% HUN "Mulan" invader (3) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
2% MEOW Persian greeting? (4) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025

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