Surprise attack captures head of Persian fleet Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Surprise attack captures head of Persian fleet featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on August 3, 2026. 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 RAPID.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RAPID Surprise attack captures head of Persian fleet (5) The Times Cryptic Aug 3, 2026
3% LANDSCAPE Scenic painting captures head (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 8, 2026
3% RAID Surprise attack (4) Newsday May 11, 2026
2% UPSET Surprising result (5) New York Times Aug 2, 2026
2% SICS Orders to attack, with "on" (4) New York Times Midi Aug 2, 2026
2% NAAN Persian pita (4) Newsday Jul 30, 2026
2% EVADE Avoid (capture) (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 29, 2026
2% ASTOUND Surprise (7) (7) Puzzler Jul 28, 2026
2% SHAH Persian leader (4) Eugene Sheffer Jul 23, 2026
2% ARMADA Fleet (6) LA Times Daily Jul 22, 2026

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