Capital city getting hit -- what river floods it? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TEHRAN Capital city getting hit -- what river floods it? (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 13, 2015
6% CAIRO Capital city of Egypt (5) The Times Specialist Feb 16, 2026
6% LEVEE Flood regulator (5) New York Times Mini Feb 12, 2026
6% ACCRA Ghana's capital city (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 11, 2026
6% SOLE What hits the ground running? (4) The Washington Post Mini Feb 7, 2026
6% DROWN Flood river in Irish county (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Feb 5, 2026
6% STYX River that Milton called "the flood of deadly hate" (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 5, 2026
6% BOS Massachusetts' capital city, for short (3)
6% OTTAWA Canadian capital city (6) The Times Concise Jan 15, 2026
6% ROOF Hit the __ (get angry) (4) Commuter Jan 14, 2026

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