Illinois city whose name serves as shorthand for mainstream taste Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PEORIA Illinois city whose name serves as shorthand for mainstream taste (6) New York Times Jan 15, 2025
2% VIETNAM Republic whose capital city is Hanoi (7) The Times Specialist Jan 12, 2026
2% BIJOU Small and tasteful (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 10, 2026
2% ANEMONE Flower whose name means "daughter of the wind" (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
2% PALATE Sense of taste (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 9, 2026
2% HOT Spicy-tasting (3) Newsday Jan 6, 2026
2% TRY Take a taste of (3) Newsday Jan 6, 2026
2% IMO "Seems to me" shorthand (3) LA Times Daily Jan 5, 2026
2% KALE Superfood whose "special power is tasting bad," per Jim Gaffigan (4) LA Times Daily Dec 27, 2025
2% DES ___ Plaines, Illinois (3) USA Today Dec 25, 2025

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