King of tragedy
The crossword clue "King of tragedy" is answered by LEAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 34 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LEAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEAR answer page.
Used 34 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LEAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEAR, most used first.
- Shakespearean king - used 216 times, most recently in 2026
- Cordelia's father - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Regan's father - used 56 times, most recently in 2024
- Tragic king - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Goneril's father - used 45 times, most recently in 2024
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.
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- King of comedy - ALAN, used 68 times
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