Clues for the word "CRETE"
We've had 154 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 357 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on January 31, 2026.
Definition of crete
- n. - A Cretan
Referring Clues
- "Zorba the Greek" setting
- Minotaur's home
- Kingdom of Minos
- Home of the Minotaur
- Site of Cnossus
- Where Sir Arthur Evans excavated
- El Greco's birthplace
- Minotaur's island
- Big olive oil exporter
- Where Minos ruled
- Minotaur's land
- El Greco's homeland
- Vacation locale with 3,500-year-old ruins
- Aegean vacation locale
- Island where Minos ruled
- Where Zeus took Europa
- Minoan domain
- Aegean land
- Modern home of ancient Knossos
- Setting for Theseus and the Minotaur
- Domain of King Minos
- Minos' land
- Sea of ___, south of the Cyclades
- Site of the siege of Candia
- Minos's land
- Home of the Minotaur's labyrinth
- King Minos's birthplace, in Greek mythology
- Where the Minoans flourished
- The Minotaur's homeland
- King Minos' island
- Island where Icarus was imprisoned
- Home of the Minoan civilization
- Iráklion is its capital
- Island south of the 167-Across
- Center of the Minoan civilization
- Minos' domain
- Largest Greek island
- Minos' realm
- Greek island where Knossos once stood
- Island from which Icarus escaped
- Minoans' island
- Greek vacation spot
- Land of the Minoans
- Greek island
- Greek isle
- Where the Minoans lived
- Psiloritis is its highest peak
- Large Greek island
- Minoan's island
- "Zorba the Greek" setting
- Mount Ida's island
- Center of Minoan culture
- Greek island in the Mediterranean
- Minoan site
- King Minos' realm
- Labyrinth locale
- Minoan culture site
- Khania's island
- Mt. Ida's island
- Site of the legendary Labyrinth
- Zeus' birthplace
- Greek island where Minos ruled
- Where Minos reigned
- Island WSW of Rhodes
- Zorba the Greek setting
- Mediterranean island
- Island of the Minotaur
- Large Mediterranean island
- Locale of a mythical labyrinth
- Minos' kingdom
- Minos's kingdom
- Island also called Candia
- Minos' isle
- Site of a mythical labyrinth
- Mediterranean tourist attraction
- Location of the Labyrinth of Minos
- Ariadne's island home
- Greek labyrinth island, in myth
- Largest of the Greek Islands
- Minotaur's milieu
- It's largest city is Iraklion
- Its largest city is Iraklion
- Where Canea is capital
- Ionian island
- Canea's island
- Land of the Minotaur
- Minotaur's isle
- Whence Icarus fled
- Site of the Minoan civilization
- Knossos locale
- Ariadne's home
- Island of the Labyrinth
- Island home of the Minotaur
- Home of the [circled letters]
- Heraklion's island
- Land of Minos
- Isle of Minos
- Ancient Minoan's island
- Mediterranean 106 Down
- Minos' island
- Where Theseus slew the Minotaur
- Heraklion is its capital
- Where the Linear A script was unearthed
- It's west of Cyprus
- Island south of the Cyclades
- Home to the Museum of El Greco
- Labyrinth site of myth
- Largest Greek isle
- Home to a labyrinth, in Greek myth
- Where Souda bay is
- Island in a secret estuary
- Realm of King Minos
- Greek island, site of the Minoan civilisation
- As directed did leave, bound for the island
- Island with many a gnarled tree?
- Island it would be hard to con?
- Erect (anag) - Mediterranean island
- Greek island, capital Heraklion
- Somewhat impolitic retention of island
- Make a fuss leaving a popular holiday island
- Island needing con to be real?
- Heraklion location
- Heraklion's locale
- Hub of the Minoan civilization
- Island taking back letters from Peter Cook
- Substantial criminal leaving island
- Island held by secret enemies
- Home of the oldest known European civilization
- Home of King Minos
- Land south of Athens
- Unattached detective's left Greek island
- Island of secret exoticism?
- Aegean isle
- King Minos's land
- What Icarus tried to fly away from
- King Minos' land
- Greece's largest island
- Home of the Minoans
- Greek island home to Knossos
- Minotaur’s home
- Most populous Greek island
- Where Knossos is
- Birthplace of Zeus, in myth
- Birthplace of Zeus
- Island whose capital and largest city is Iraklion
- Birthplace of Zeus, in Greek myth
- Island with many a gnarled tree?
- Island with the ancient Minoan palace at Knossos
- "Zorba the Greek" island
- Iraklion is its capital
- Labyrinth setting
- Island home of a goat known as the kri-kri
- Island home of what may be the world's oldest living olive tree (2,000 years)
- Center of the ancient Minoan civilization
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - January 31, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 27, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - December 15, 2025
- Daily American - December 11, 2025
- LA Times - December 08, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 27, 2025
- New York Times - November 19, 2025
- New York Times - October 31, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 26, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 01, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 08, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - March 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 09, 2025
- USA Today - March 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 07, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - December 15, 2024
- New York Times - October 11, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 03, 2024
- Daily American - October 02, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 14, 2024
- Daily American - September 05, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 23, 2024
- Mirror Mini - July 13, 2024
- New York Times - July 13, 2024
- Mirror Daily - July 12, 2024
- Daily American - June 10, 2024
- Daily American - May 14, 2024
- Daily American - May 13, 2024
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