| Indian Ocean island nation |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
22 Sep 2025 |
| Colombo's land |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Aug 2025 |
| Rail sank badly in island nation (3,5) |
The Guardian Quiptic |
17 Aug 2025 |
| Island country located about 19 miles off the southern coast of India (3,5) |
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| Asian island republic |
The Times Concise |
12 Jun 2025 |
| Colombo is there (3,5) |
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| Country off southern India |
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| Country formerly called Ceylon |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
06 May 2025 |
| Colombo is its largest city (3,5) |
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| The Italian kept in line in SA republic (3,5) |
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| The so-called "teardrop of India" |
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| Asian republic |
Mirror Tea Time |
08 Feb 2025 |
| Island nation formerly known as Ceylon (3,5) |
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| Island nation in Asia (3,5) |
The Guardian Speedy |
26 Jan 2025 |
| Country long restricted by revolutionary voices (3,5) |
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| Country which became the eighth to be given Test cricket status, in 1981 (3,5) |
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| Larks in a cultivated place (3,5) |
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| Present- day Ceylon (3,5) |
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| Country south of India (3,5) |
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| This country irks Alan unfortunately (3,5) |
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| Larks in a foreign country (3,5) |
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| The country of which 8/10 Across became Prime Minister (3,5) (3,5) |
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| Asian island nation |
The Times Concise |
20 Jun 2024 |
| 1996 Cricket World Cup final winners against Australia (3,5) |
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| Colombo's country: 2 wds. |
Commuter |
11 Jun 2024 |
| Ceylon, as was (3,5) |
The Guardian Quick |
28 May 2024 |
| Country formerly Ceylon (3,5) |
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| Former Ceylon (3,5) |
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| It's right by India |
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| Asian republic occupying the island of Ceylon |
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| Country separated from India by the Palk Strait (3,5) |
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| Island off the SE coast of India (3,5) |
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| Island off India (2 wds.) |
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| Was Ceylon (3,5) |
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| Island nation southeast of India |
The Guardian Quick |
07 Feb 2024 |
| Building kraals in Ceylon (3,5) |
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| The Teardrop of India (3,5) |
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| Sinhalese is the official language of which country? (3,5) |
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| Island nation in the Indian Ocean whose capital is Colombo (3,5) |
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| Land cultivated in kraals (3,5) |
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| Country as Larkin recollected |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Feb 2023 |
| Country in Iran having disheartened Slovak, unfortunately |
The Guardian Cryptic |
07 Jul 2022 |
| Indian Ocean island nation |
Premier Sunday |
06 Mar 2022 |
| Larks in a wild island country |
Irish Times Crosaire |
11 Oct 2021 |
| Colombo is the administrative capital of this Asian country |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
12 Sep 2021 |
| Country songs sent up with limp content |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 May 2021 |
| South Asian nation |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 May 2021 |
| ''The Pearl of the Indian Ocean'' |
Newsday |
15 May 2021 |
| Larks in a wild island country |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Sep 2020 |
| "Teardrop of India" |
Universal |
21 Aug 2020 |
| Colombo's land |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Feb 2020 |
| Asian nation |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Nov 2019 |
| Larks in a wild island country |
Irish Times Crosaire |
05 Aug 2019 |
| Land in the Indian Ocean |
Newsday |
01 Aug 2019 |
| Country songs sent up having limp content |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Jun 2019 |
| Country once known as Ceylon |
New York Times |
21 Jan 2019 |
| Country once known as Ceylon |
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| Formerly Ceylon |
Irish Times Simplex |
11 Dec 2018 |
| Commonwealth island member |
Newsday |
01 Dec 2018 |
| Ceylon, now |
The Washington Post |
26 Sep 2018 |
| Ceylon, now |
LA Times Daily |
26 Sep 2018 |
| Small uplifting tune about long straight island |
Irish Times Crosaire |
04 Jul 2018 |
| Ali ranks Yank from island |
Irish Times Crosaire |
23 May 2018 |
| Island on the Indian Plate |
Newsday |
30 Mar 2018 |
| Ceylon, now |
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| Island off India |
The Times Concise |
15 Nov 2017 |
| R&A 'links'? Wrong area in country |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Sep 2017 |
| Indian Ocean nation |
Newsday |
30 Apr 2017 |
| Trincomalee's country |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
19 Feb 2017 |
| Dilapidated kraals in country |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Jun 2016 |
| Nation formerly called Ceylon |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Mar 2016 |
| Ceylon, now |
Universal |
18 Dec 2015 |
| Noted source of rubies and sapphires |
LA Times Daily |
31 Oct 2015 |
| Where Sinhalese is spoken |
Newsday |
27 Sep 2015 |
| Land once known as Serendip |
Universal |
10 Aug 2015 |
| Voices raised around long, thin island |
The Times Cryptic |
02 Jul 2015 |
| Colombo's country |
LA Times Daily |
09 May 2015 |
| So-called 'teardrop of India' |
New York Times |
20 Mar 2015 |
| Major tea exporter |
LA Times Daily |
15 Feb 2015 |
| Major tea exporter |
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| Colombo's country |
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| So-called "teardrop of India" |
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| Country once called Ceylon |
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| Where Sinhalese is spoken |
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| Land once known as Serendip |
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| Noted source of rubies and sapphires |
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| Ceylon, now |
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| Ceylon, today |
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| "Pearl of the Indian Ocean" |
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| Where rupees are spent |
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| Island republic in the Indian Ocean |
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| "The Pearl of the Indian Ocean" |
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| Ceylon, today |
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| Colombo's country |
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| Island nation whose flag features a lion holding a sword |
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| Ceylon, now |
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| Colombo's country |
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| Ceylon, today |
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| Ceylon's current name |
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| Where rupees are spent |
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| Literally, "resplendent land" |
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| Colombo's land |
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| Country that styles itself a "democratic socialist republic" |
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| Ceylon, now |
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| Island republic once called Serendip |
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| Land of Colombo |
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| Colombo's land |
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| Ceylon, now |
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| Indian Ocean nation |
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| Ceylon, now |
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| Ceylon, today |
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| Indian Ocean island |
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| Island republic once called Serendip |
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| It means "resplendent land" in Sinhalese |
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| Island republic once called Serendip |
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| Sinhalese is its official language |
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| Land once known as Serendip |
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| Tea producer |
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| Ceylon, now |
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| Ceylon's new name |
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| Its official languages are Sinhala and Tamil |
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