Alternative and former official name (1974-1980) for the county of Shropshire (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SALOP Alternative and former official name (1974-1980) for the county of Shropshire (5) (5)
6% SHREWSBURY County town of Shropshire (10) The Times Concise Jul 3, 2025
5% ESSEX New Jersey county named for an English county (5) Universal Oct 16, 2025
5% ESSO Exxon's former name (4) Newsday Oct 8, 2025
5% EDO Tokyo's former name (3)
5% MHO Former name for siemens (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 3, 2025
5% ARAB Part of Syria's official name (4) USA Today Oct 2, 2025
5% MIDGLAMORGAN Merthyr Tydfil was in this administrative county, 1974-96 (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 31, 2025
5% AKA Alternative name: Abbr. (3)
4% TRIM Former county town of Meath, Republic of Ireland (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Oct 14, 2025
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