| One rebuilt opera houses for US city |
The Telegraph Toughie |
21 Jan 2026 |
| City on the Illinois River |
Universal |
23 Dec 2025 |
| Illinois city symbolizing Middle America |
Universal |
21 Dec 2025 |
| City on the Illinois River |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Dec 2025 |
| Illinois river port city (beginning with "P") |
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| Illinois city |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Jun 2025 |
| Illinois city known for test-marketing |
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| Illinois city |
Newsday |
20 Apr 2025 |
| Classic stop on the vaudeville circuit |
New York Times |
22 Feb 2025 |
| City in Illinois |
Premier Sunday |
19 Jan 2025 |
| Illinois city |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Jan 2025 |
| Illinois city whose name serves as shorthand for mainstream taste |
New York Times |
15 Jan 2025 |
| Illinois city |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Dec 2024 |
| Illinois city of a "Will it play in" phrase |
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| Illinois city |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Oct 2024 |
| Illinois city |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Oct 2024 |
| It's southeast of Cedar Rapids |
Newsday |
20 Sep 2024 |
| "But will it play in - ?" |
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| Illinois city |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Aug 2024 |
| Vegetable or flightless bird picked up in US port |
The Times Sunday Cryptic |
14 Jul 2024 |
| Illinois River city |
Commuter |
29 Jun 2024 |
| Archetypical middle America city |
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| Illinois city used as shorthand for Middle America |
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| Illinois city |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Mar 2024 |
| City in Illinois, established in 1691 by French explorer Henri de Tonti (6) |
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| Illinois city once the whiskey capital of the world (6) |
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| City on the Illinois River |
Universal |
06 Jul 2023 |
| Illinois county or its seat |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jun 2023 |
| Illinois city |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Apr 2023 |
| Everycity, USA |
Universal |
04 Apr 2023 |
| Illinois River port |
LA Times Daily |
25 Mar 2023 |
| Illinois city that's a symbol of Middle America |
New York Times |
13 Feb 2023 |
| Symbol of Middle America |
Universal |
26 Jan 2023 |
| City about 120 miles west-southwest of Chicago |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jan 2023 |
| Illinois city |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Dec 2022 |
| "Will it play in ___?" |
Universal |
16 Jul 2022 |
| Symbol of Middle America |
New York Times |
03 Jul 2022 |
| Everycity, USA |
LA Times Daily |
04 Mar 2022 |
| Everycity, USA |
The Washington Post |
04 Mar 2022 |
| Illinois city |
Premier Sunday |
02 Jan 2022 |
| City west-northwest of 111-Across |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Nov 2021 |
| City by the Illinois River |
Universal |
17 Nov 2021 |
| Illinois city |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Oct 2021 |
| Illinois city |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Sep 2021 |
| Midwest city that shares its name with a suburb of Phoenix |
New York Times |
13 Aug 2021 |
| "Will it play in __?": vaudeville phrase |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jul 2021 |
| 'Will it play in __?': vaudeville phrase |
The Washington Post |
23 Jul 2021 |
| City on the Illinois River |
Premier Sunday |
18 Jul 2021 |
| Stand-in for Middle America |
New York Times |
04 Apr 2021 |
| Illinois city on the Illinois River |
New York Times |
06 Jul 2020 |
| Illinois city |
Thomas Joseph |
02 May 2020 |
| Illinois city |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Feb 2020 |
| Middle America, symbolically |
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| lllinois city that symbolizes Middle America |
Universal |
06 Jan 2020 |
| Largest city on the Illinois |
Newsday |
29 Dec 2019 |
| Geographical symbol of Middle America |
The Washington Post |
06 Oct 2019 |
| Geographical symbol of Middle America |
LA Times Daily |
06 Oct 2019 |
| Bradley University site |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Sep 2019 |
| Illinois city |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Apr 2019 |
| Illinois city that symbolizes mainstream America |
LA Times Daily |
06 Feb 2019 |
| Illinois city that symbolizes mainstream America |
The Washington Post |
06 Feb 2019 |
| Illinois River's largest city |
Universal |
03 Feb 2019 |
| City of central Illinois |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Jan 2019 |
| City in Illinois |
Premier Sunday |
06 Jan 2019 |
| City of central Illinois |
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| Illinois River's largest city |
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| Illinois city that symbolizes mainstream America |
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| Geographical symbol of Middle America |
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| Bradley University site |
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| Everycity, USA |
The Washington Post |
31 Oct 2018 |
| Everycity, USA |
LA Times Daily |
31 Oct 2018 |
| Illinois River city |
The Washington Post |
30 Aug 2018 |
| Illinois River city |
LA Times Daily |
30 Aug 2018 |
| Illinois River city |
The Washington Post Sunday |
19 Aug 2018 |
| Where Betty Friedan and Richard Pryor were born |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Apr 2018 |
| Phoenix suburb |
Newsday |
23 Feb 2018 |
| Illinois River city |
Newsday |
11 Jan 2018 |
| Illinois River city |
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| Everycity, USA |
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| Where pols want it to play |
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| Where Betty Friedan and Richard Pryor were born |
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| City on the Illinois River |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Dec 2017 |
| River port of Illinois |
Wall Street Journal |
01 May 2017 |
| Illinois city symbolizing Middle America |
Jonesin |
11 Apr 2017 |
| Exercise with oxygen with fresh air at Illinois port |
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| Illinois River port |
Universal |
11 Mar 2017 |
| Caterpillar's Illinois home |
New York Times |
08 Feb 2017 |
| City north of Springfield |
Newsday |
27 Jan 2017 |
| Caterpillar's Illinois home |
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| City on the Illinois River |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Nov 2016 |
| Metonym for Middle America |
New York Times |
01 Nov 2016 |
| Where Caterpillar is headquartered |
New York Times |
17 Aug 2016 |
| Caterpillar's home |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jul 2016 |
| Illinois city |
Universal |
22 Jun 2016 |
| "Will it play in ___?" |
USA Today |
24 Apr 2016 |
| City famed for test-marketing |
The Washington Post |
07 Apr 2016 |
| 'Will it play in ___?' |
New York Times |
10 Mar 2016 |
| Illinois county or its seat |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jan 2016 |
| Illinois city |
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| Illinois county or its seat |
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| Metonym for Middle America |
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| Symbol of Middle America |
New York Times |
27 Dec 2015 |
| Illinois River city |
Universal |
24 Aug 2015 |
| City on the Illinois |
Universal |
07 Apr 2015 |
| Home base for Caterpillar |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jan 2015 |
| City on the Illinois River |
Premier Sunday |
18 Jan 2015 |
| City on the Illinois River |
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| "Will it play in ___?" |
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| City on the Illinois |
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| Home base for Caterpillar |
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| Illinois River city |
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| Symbol of Middle America |
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| Illinois River city |
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| Bradley University site |
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| Illinois home of Caterpillar |
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| People wonder if it'll play there |
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| Illinois city |
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| City connected to the question "Will it play there?" |
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| "But will it play in ___?" |
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| Illinois city symbolizing mainstream America |
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| Home of Caterpillar, Inc. |
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| City on the Illinois river |
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| "But will it play in ___?" |
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| Home to Bradley University |
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| Phoenix suburb larger than the Midwest city it's named for |
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| Home of Caterpillar, Inc. |
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| Illinois city that symbolizes Middle America |
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| Midwest city representing average tastes |
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| Illinois county or its seat |
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| Illinois city famed for test-marketing |
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| Largest city on the Illinois River |
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| Central Illinois city |
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| Average Town, U.S.A. |
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| Symbol of Middle America |
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| Illinois River port |
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| Big Phoenix suburb |
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| Hometown of old radio's Fibber McGee and Molly |
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| "But will it play in ___?" |
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| Illinois city |
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| Symbol of Middle America |
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| Illinois River port |
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| Illinois birthplace of Richard Pryor and Betty Friedan |
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| Bradley University site |
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| Home of Caterpillar |
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| Largest city on the Illinois |
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| Everycity, USA |
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| Illinois test-marketing town |
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| Caterpillar's home city |
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| Midwest League city where the Chiefs play |
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| Illinois city |
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| Illinois River city |
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| Largest city on the Illinois River |
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| "Will it play in __?" |
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| City on the Illinois River |
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| Headquarters of Caterpillar |
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| Caterpillar's base |
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| Place to play? |
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| Metropolitan symbol of the American mainstream |
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| Illinois River city |
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| Illinois River port |
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| Illinois river city |
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| Metropolitan symbol of the American mainstream |
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| Central Illinois city |
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| Where the Chiefs play minor-league baseball |
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| Metropolitan symbol of the American mainstream |
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| Headquarters of Caterpillar |
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| People wonder if it'll play there |
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| Home of the Chiefs in minor-league baseball |
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| City on the Illinois |
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| Illinois port |
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| Illinois city |
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| Illinois city symbolizing middle America |
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| Illinois River port |
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| "Will it play in __?" |
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| Betty Friedan's birthplace |
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| Central Illinois city |
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| Illinois River city |
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| Illinois River port |
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| Where politicos play |
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| Bradley University site |
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| Bradley University site |
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| City that represents America's taste |
|
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| "But will it play in ___?" |
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| Midwest city founded as Fort Clark |
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| Test marketer's city |
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| Everytown, USA |
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| City on the Illinois River |
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| How will it play in ___? |
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| Noted test-marketing city |
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| City on the Illinois |
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| But will it play in ____ ? |
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| Illinois river city |
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| City on the Illinois River |
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| Will it play here? |
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| Noted spot in test-marketing |
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| Typical "middle America" city |
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| Bradley University site |
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| City that symbolizes Middle America |
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| Noted test-marketing site |
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| Vaudevillian's bellwehter |
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| Illinois city |
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| Bradley U. site |
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| Site of a Lincoln antislavery speech: 1854 |
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| Bradley campus site |
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| Symbolic show-biz city |
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| Ill. city of concern to actors |
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| Will it play here? |
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| Site of Bradley U. |
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| Where Bradley is |
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| Where Bradley U. is located |
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| Illinois' second largest city. |
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| City on Illinois river |
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| City on the Illinois River. |
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| Munitions center in central Illinois. |
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| City on the Illinois. |
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| Home of Bradley University. |
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| City on the Illinois river. |
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| City in Illinois. |
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| Home town of Fibber McGee and Molly. |
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| Illinois city. |
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