Largest Greek isle Crossword Clue

The clue for today's Newsday.com crossword Puzzle is mentioned hereby: "Largest Greek isle", we have found possible solution below:

Definition of "CRETE"

a Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean; population 630,000 (est. 2009); capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization which flourished there in the 2nd millennium BC. It fell to Rome in 67 BC and was subsequently ruled by Byzantines, Venetians, and Turks. Crete played an important role in the Greek struggle for independence from the Turks in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, becoming administratively part of an independent Greece in 1913.

 The Crossword clue "Largest Greek isle" published 7 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
Newsday.com	2 October 2022	CRETE
Eugene Sheffer – King Feature Syndicate	5 November 2021	CRETE