Councillor called American city ‘backwards', which is about right Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALDERMAN Councillor called American city ‘backwards', which is about right (8)
5% EEW "Wee" backward (3)
5% CHICAGO American city, fashionable in the past (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 3, 2026
5% RIO S American city (3) The Telegraph Quick Jan 30, 2026
5% OHIMSURE "Sounds about right" (8) The Atlantic Jan 23, 2026
5% RANG Called about Gran (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
5% REVERSED Went backwards (8) The Telegraph Quick Jan 13, 2026
5% NAST So-called "father of the American cartoon" (4) New York Times Jan 8, 2026
5% ACRID Pungent? Sour? That's about right (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
5% CARLISLE English city councillor with yarn about American (8)
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