Clues for the word "THEBES"
We've had 52 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 47 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on November 17, 2025.
Referring Clues
- Where Jocasta was queen
- City founded by Cadmus
- Oedipus' realm
- Site of King Tut's tomb
- "Seven Against ___"
- Ancient Nile city
- Capital of ancient Egypt
- "Seven Against ___"
- Ancient rival of Athens
- Ancient Egyptian city
- Ancient city on the Nile
- Old rival of Athens
- City of ancient Egypt
- Ancient setting of Luxor Temple
- Ancient Greek city
- Ancient city whose ruins are in modern Luxor
- Ancient city of Egypt
- Old Greek city
- Oedipus's realm in Greek myth
- Ancient site of the Luxor Temple
- Most of the elite found in ancient Egypt
- Where the ancients hadn't the right to make sherbet?
- Old city of Greece or Egypt
- The old place isn't quite the best
- Ancient Greek or Egyptian city
- Luxor Temple location
- Beautiful goddess in street upset ancient city
- Model waitresses harassed by 17
- Ancient city
- Old city falling short of ideal
- Ancient Egyptian or Greek city
- Ancient Egyptian city sited at modern-day Luxor
- Creons kingdom
- Ancient city - almost the finest
- Ancient Egyptian city on the site of modern-day Luxor
- Greek goddess of youth described by Eliot in ancient city?
- Goddess captured in outskirts of this ancient city
- Article on almost highest ancient city
- In Gormenghast, he besieges an ancient city
- Goddess entering this gutted ancient city
- Ancient city in Egypt he besieged
- Ancient city, she bet, is in ruins
- Ancient city objects to be crossed
- City in Greece
- Supreme, timeless ancient city
- Ancient capital of Egypt
- Famous ancient city on the Nile
- Where Oedipus was king
- Where the ancients hadn't the right to make sherbet?
- Ancient city whose ruins are in Luxor
- Very old place, not quite the best
- He's in the best rebuilt old place
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 17, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 22, 2024
- LA Times - January 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 03, 2023
- Guardian Cryptic - October 18, 2017
- Guardian Weekend - September 16, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 07, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 15, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 06, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - April 27, 2016
- New York Times - December 11, 2014
- Washington Post - July 15, 2014
- Universal - December 08, 2013
- LA Times - November 29, 2013
- Washington Post - September 19, 2013
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - December 09, 2012
- Guardian Prize - December 01, 2012
- Guardian Everyman - August 12, 2012
- Guardian Quick - February 25, 2012
- Guardian Quick - January 30, 2012
- Guardian Everyman - May 01, 2011
- Netword - April 17, 2011
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - July 04, 2010
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - April 04, 2010
- Universal - March 31, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - March 01, 2010
- Chronicle of Higher Education - September 11, 2009
- Guardian Quick - September 02, 2009
- Guardian Everyman - August 30, 2009
- And in 17 more crossword puzzles...