King of beasts
The crossword clue "King of beasts" is answered by LION, a 4-letter entry. Used 22 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LION
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LION answer page.
Used 22 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for LION
Every other clue in this collection answered by LION, most used first.
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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.
- Shakespearean king - LEAR, used 216 times
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- "The King and I" setting - SIAM, used 83 times
- Beasts of burden - OXEN, used 82 times
- "The Lion King" lioness - NALA, used 76 times
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