Monster slain by Hercules
The crossword clue "Monster slain by Hercules" is answered by HYDRA, a 5-letter entry. Used 18 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
HYDRA
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HYDRA answer page.
Used 18 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- GERYON (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for HYDRA
Every other clue in this collection answered by HYDRA, most used first.
- Many-headed monster - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Many-headed monster of myth - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Nine-headed serpent - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
- Victim of Hercules - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Monster - BEAST, used 25 times
- Where Hercules slew the lion - NEMEA, used 16 times
- Hunter slain by Artemis - ORION, used 13 times
- Where Hercules slew a lion - NEMEA, used 12 times
- Christina of "Monster" - RICCI, used 11 times
- 1956 movie monster - RODAN, used 8 times
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