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% OVERRAN Invaded (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 19, 2025
2% DODGES Tries to evade (6) Commuter Nov 19, 2025
2% KITTEN A little Persian, say (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 19, 2025
2% TESTS Tries out (5) Universal Nov 18, 2025
2% GOTH Roman Empire invader (4) New York Times Nov 14, 2025
2% PEST Home invader (4) USA Today Quick Nov 9, 2025
2% SHOTAT Tried to hit (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 8, 2025

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