A fabric, mainly used for stockings, and the old spelling of the French city it was named after Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A fabric, mainly used for stockings, and the old spelling of the French city it was named after last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LISLE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LISLE A fabric, mainly used for stockings, and the old spelling of the French city it was named after (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 31, 2025
5% HEX Spell (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 6, 2026
5% OCULIST An old name for an ophthalmologist (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 4, 2026
5% NOM Snarfing syllable, or French for "name" (3) Universal Jan 4, 2026
5% MATERIAL Fabric (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 31, 2025
5% EDO Old name for Tokyo (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 30, 2025
5% TROY Go on tour of old, old city (4) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 26, 2025
5% RESALESHOP Old stock market (10) LA Times Daily Dec 20, 2025
5% ASL Language that uses finger spelling: abbr. (3) The Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
5% GRIPPE Old name for influenza (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025

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