Ancient city on the Nile that is a former capital of Egypt (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THEBES Ancient city on the Nile that is a former capital of Egypt (6) (6)
8% CAIRO Capital on the Nile (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 23, 2025
7% PHARAOH Ruler in ancient Egypt (7) (7) Mirror Classic Dec 16, 2025
7% MEMPHIS City on the River Nile, capital of ancient Egypt (7) (7)
6% SARAJEVO Bosnian capital city (8) The Times Concise Jan 9, 2026
6% ASP Nile slitherer (3) USA Today Jan 9, 2026
6% LJUBLJANA Slovenia's capital city (9) The Times Specialist Jan 5, 2026
6% ASPS Nile vipers (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 5, 2026
6% LVIV City in western Ukraine; capital of the former Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Jan 3, 2026
6% RIVER Mississippi or Nile (5) USA Today Dec 28, 2025
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