| 2025-11-19 | Center of the ancient Minoan civilization |
| 2025-10-31 | Island home of what may be the world's oldest living olive tree (2,000+ years) |
| 2024-10-11 | Island home of a goat known as the kri-kri |
| 2024-07-13 | Iraklion is its capital |
| 2023-06-29 | Birthplace of Zeus, in Greek myth |
| 2022-11-21 | Largest of the Greek islands |
| 2022-09-05 | Largest Greek island |
| 2022-05-29 | Island whose capital and largest city is Iraklion |
| 2022-04-10 | Birthplace of Zeus |
| 2022-02-22 | Birthplace of Zeus, in myth |
| 2021-04-11 | Home to the Minoan civilization |
| 2020-12-16 | Home of the Minoan civilization |
| 2020-12-13 | Where Minos ruled |
| 2020-02-04 | Minotaur's island |
| 2018-02-13 | Home of King Minos |
| 2017-07-22 | Home to the Museum of El Greco |
| 2017-06-25 | Island south of the Cyclades |
| 2017-02-24 | Where the Linear A script was unearthed |
| 2016-11-01 | Where Theseus slew the Minotaur |
| 2016-10-01 | Iraklion is its capital |
| 2015-06-30 | Land of Minos |
| 2015-01-07 | Home of the [circled letters] |
| 2014-12-15 | Island home of the Minotaur |
| 2013-04-03 | Minotaur's island |
| 2012-09-12 | Location of the Labyrinth of Minos |
| 2011-12-09 | El Greco's birthplace |
| 2011-09-06 | Minotaur's home |
| 2011-06-28 | Island of the Minotaur |
| 2010-09-21 | Where Minos reigned |
| 2010-05-30 | "Zorba the Greek" setting |
| 2009-02-18 | Minos's land |
| 2009-01-12 | Home of the Minotaur's labyrinth |
| 2008-03-07 | Site of the siege of Candia |
| 2007-04-01 | Minotaur's home |
| 2006-04-09 | Minotaur's home |
| 2006-03-25 | Sea of ___, south of the Cyclades |
| 2005-08-31 | Minos' land |
| 2004-09-19 | Domain of King Minos |
| 2004-08-22 | Modern home of ancient Knossos |
| 2004-06-14 | Setting for Theseus and the Minotaur |
| 2003-09-08 | Aegean vacation locale |
| 2003-06-01 | Aegean land |
| 2001-09-06 | Minoan domain |
| 2001-07-28 | Where Zeus took Europa |
| 2001-02-05 | Island where Minos ruled |
| 1999-10-20 | Aegean vacation locale |
| 1999-04-28 | Where Minos ruled |
| 1999-04-18 | Island south of the 167-Across |
| 1999-03-27 | Vacation locale with 3,500-year-old ruins |
| 1999-01-17 | El Greco's homeland |
| 1999-01-13 | Minotaur's land |
| 1998-10-13 | Where Minos ruled |
| 1998-07-27 | Minotaur's island |
| 1998-05-12 | Big olive oil exporter |
| 1997-06-17 | Site of Cnossus |
| 1997-05-20 | El Greco's birthplace |
| 1997-03-02 | Where Sir Arthur Evans excavated |
| 1997-02-02 | Kingdom of Minos |
| 1997-01-19 | Home of the Minotaur |
| 1996-12-10 | "Zorba the Greek" setting |
| 1996-10-30 | Minotaur's home |
| 1995-08-28 | El Greco's birthplace |
| 1995-07-21 | Land of Minos |
| 1995-01-23 | Minotaur's home |
| 1993-12-07 | Birthplace of 16-Across |