The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FLIER which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1950.
Icarus was one crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| FLIER | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Icarus was one
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wing
 - sun
 - aviate
 - drowned
 - flier
 - soar
 - son
 - ceres
 - chiron
 - crust
 - minor planet
 - pallas
 
Crossword Answer definitions
FLIER noun- That which flies, as a bird or insect.
 - A machine that flies.
 - An airplane pilot.
 - A person who travels by airplane.
 - A leaflet, often for advertising.
 - The part of a spinning machine that twists the thread as it takes it to and winds it on the bobbin
 - An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports.
 - (acrobatics, cheerleading, synchronized swimming) The person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons.
 - A stray shot away from the group on a target.
 - A standard rectangular step of a staircase (as opposed to a winder).
 - A female kangaroo; a roo; a doe; a jill.
 - A leap or jump.
 - A risky investment or other venture.
 
- To distribute flyers (leaflets).
 - To distribute flyers in (a location) or to (recipients).
 
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