| Ancient capital of Assyria (7) |
Mirror Quiz |
30 Jul 2025 |
| Ancient capital of the Assyrian empire, to which the biblical prophet Jonah was sent by God (7) |
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| The most populous city of ancient Assyria (7) |
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| On river Tigris the ancient capital of Assyria (7) |
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| Glory in making return to sack Assad's capital city |
The Times Cryptic |
20 Mar 2025 |
| Oscar leaves poor non-achievers in ancient capital (7) |
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| Assyrian city cited by Kipling |
Newsday |
31 Jan 2025 |
| Less than ten vehicles (less than half) in ancient capital (7) |
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| Ancient Assyria capital |
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| Chevening retrospective uncovered ruined city |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Dec 2024 |
| Ancient city on bank of the Tigris (7) |
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| Nine to five he goes round the old city |
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| The ancient capital of Assyria, destroyed in 612 BC by the Medes and Babylonians (7) |
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| Ancient Assyrian city mentioned in Masefeld's poem Cargoes (7) |
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| Ancient capital of Assyria on the river Tigris in present-day northern Iraq |
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| The ancient capital of Assyria, on the River Tigris (7) |
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| Jonah had a whale of a time before arriving here! (7) |
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| Square very esteemed here firstly in the ancient capital of Assyria (7) |
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| Ancient city which was located near modern Mosul in Iraq (7) |
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| Ancient city square very — what? |
The Times Cryptic |
12 Jun 2023 |
| Ancient Assyrian city |
The Guardian Quick |
01 Jun 2023 |
| Bygone city in present-day Iraq, once the world's most populous |
New York Times |
06 Apr 2023 |
| Ancient Assyrian capital |
The Times Concise |
09 Nov 2022 |
| Ancient Assyrian capital |
The Washington Post |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Ancient Assyrian capital |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Ancient capital of Assyria |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Oct 2021 |
| Capital of the Assyrian Empire |
Newsday |
04 Sep 2021 |
| Capital of Assyria, sacked by Medes and Persians in 612BC |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Bliss in getting back having sacked a great city |
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| Ancient ruined capital of Assyria |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
13 Sep 2020 |
| The oldest city of the ancient Assyrian empire and its capital during the reign of Sennacherib, later destroyed in 612BC |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
23 Feb 2020 |
| Where Jonah preached |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Nov 2019 |
| Ancient Assyrian city |
USA Today |
24 May 2019 |
| Recalled hotel late in the day closing early in ME city once |
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| Ancient Assyrian city |
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| In heaven, putting out a recollection of old city |
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| Ancient Assyrian city |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Dec 2016 |
| Capital of old Assyria |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Mar 2016 |
| Jonah's destination |
USA Today |
22 Oct 2015 |
| Fallen city on the Tigris |
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| Jonah's destination |
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| 9 to 5, he goes round the old city |
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| City where Jonah preached |
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| Assyrian Empire capital |
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| Its ruins are across the Tigris from Mosul |
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| Ancient Assyrian capital |
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| Ancient Assyrian city |
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| Capital of ancient Assyria |
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| Ancient city on the Tigris |
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| Capital of Assyria |
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| Where God sent Jonah |
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| Capital of Assyria |
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| Assyrian capital |
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| Assyrian capital |
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| Capital of the Assyrian Empire |
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| Jonah's destination |
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| Ancient Assyrian city |
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| Assyrian capital |
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| Capital of ancient Assyria |
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| Ancient city on the Tigris |
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| An Assyrian capital |
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| Ancient capital of Assyria |
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| Famed Biblical city |
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| Ishtar's city. |
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| Sennacherib's city. |
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| Ancient capital on the Tigris. |
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| Fabulous city, now dust. |
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| Ruins near Mosul. |
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| Ruins on the Tigris. |
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| Ancient city, its site near modern Mosul. |
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| Ancient capital. |
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| City destroyed in 612 B. C. |
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| Capital of ancient Assyria. |
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| Ancient city on the Tigris. |
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| Ancient city. |
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