Ill. city named for an explorer Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Ill. city named for an explorer . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is JOLIET.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JOLIET Ill. city named for an explorer (6)
8% LEIF First name in Norse exploration (4) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
6% CAD Ill-bred fellow (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
6% NAVIGATOR Sea explorer (9) (9) Puzzler Dec 15, 2025
6% ABUSED Ill-treated (6) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
6% SOTO Explorer Hernando de __ (4) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
6% DISEASE Illness, ailment (7) (7) Puzzler Dec 13, 2025
6% VALENCIA Variety of orange named for a European city (8) New York Times Dec 12, 2025
6% SUVS Explorers, e.g. (4) USA Today Dec 11, 2025
6% EDSEL Ill-fated Ford (5) Premier Sunday Dec 7, 2025
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