City originally had a nasty oil industry (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue City originally had a nasty oil industry (5) last seen in Guardian Quick Cryptic 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 HANOI.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HANOI City originally had a nasty oil industry (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic May 17, 2025
7% ESSEN German industrial city (5) Newsday Sep 7, 2025
6% NEEM Oil producer originally called Mike (4) The Times Cryptic Jul 5, 2025
6% TULSA Oil industry city (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 23, 2016
5% SLUR Nasty remark (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
5% DRUMS Oil holders (5) Newsday Sep 25, 2025
5% RUHR Industrial area of Germany (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 24, 2025
5% DOW ___ Jones Industrial Average (3)
5% LUBRICATION Act of oiling (11) The Times Concise Sep 23, 2025
5% PHARMA Big ____, the drug industry (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 22, 2025

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