Ancient landmark whose name translates to "high city" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACROPOLIS Ancient landmark whose name translates to "high city" (9) New York Times Dec 24, 2023
6% BABKA Cake whose name translates to "grandmother" (5) USA Today Oct 2, 2025
5% ARCH St. Louis landmark (4) New York Times Jan 27, 2026
5% INCUR Get caught entering popular ancient city (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
5% PISA Site of a leaning landmark (4) Universal Jan 20, 2026
5% AMES Midwest city whose name becomes a Southwest city if you move the first letter to the end (4) New York Times Jan 18, 2026
5% OLD Ancient (3) USA Today Jan 17, 2026
5% RENDERING Translation (9) (9) Puzzler Jan 16, 2026
5% ETNA Sicilian landmark (4) New York Times Jan 14, 2026
5% PHILIPPI Ancient Greek city conquered by the Macedonians, whose ruins lie near the port of Kavala (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Jan 13, 2026

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