Eurasian city, Byzantium's capital embraced by sultan, I gathered Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ISTANBUL Eurasian city, Byzantium's capital embraced by sultan, I gathered (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 17, 2017
53% LONDON Capital city (6) The Times Concise Nov 20, 2025
50% ERMINE Eurasian weasel (6) LA Times Daily Nov 8, 2025
50% URALS Eurasian range (5) Universal Nov 3, 2025
50% OMAN Sultanate in southeastern Arabia; capital Muscat (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Oct 11, 2025
48% CLINCH Embrace (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 20, 2025
48% BELGRADE Capital city of Serbia (8) The Times Concise Nov 8, 2025
48% BERN Capital city on the Aare (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 1, 2025
48% HUG Embrace (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 31, 2025
48% HUGS Embraces (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 30, 2025

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