The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TANTALUS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2010.
Greek king tormented by fruit and water he could never quite reach crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TANTALUS | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Greek king tormented by fruit and water he could never quite reach
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- tantalus
- can
- such
- back
- pan
- come
- ice
- piecing
- not
- may
- fall
Crossword Answer definitions
TANTALUS noun- A stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork, Mycteria americana.
- A stand in which to lock up drink decanters while keeping them visible.
- Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result TANTALUS
- Mythical Greek king
- Chin-deep-in-water king of myth
- Niobe's tormented dad
- Greek king tormented by fruit and water he could never quite reach
- Submerged son of Zeus.
- His punishment was a tease.
- Mythical king who suffered eternal hunger and thirst.
- Locked cellaret for wines and liquors.
- Tormented king, in Greek legend.
- King doomed to hunger and thirst.