____, near the northern border, is Iran’s second largest city Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MASHHAD ____, near the northern border, is Iran’s second largest city (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 13, 2022
86% DERRY Second-largest city in Northern Ireland (5) New York Times Jan 29, 2026
75% ESSEN Second-largest city of the Ruhr (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 6, 2026
72% ARG Second-largest country in S. Amer. (3) Wall Street Journal Mar 3, 2026
72% TABRIZ Iran's second-largest city (6)
69% MAI Chiang ___, Thailand's second-largest city (3)
69% ESPOO Finland's second-largest city (5) LA Times Mini Dec 6, 2025
67% ELPASO Border city (6) Thomas Joseph Mar 7, 2026
67% LILLE French city near the Belgian border (5) (5) The Guardian Weekend Feb 28, 2026
67% TEHUACAN Second largest city in Puebla, Mexico (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Feb 25, 2026

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