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

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Illinois city whose name serves as shorthand for mainstream taste last seen in New York Times 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PEORIA.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PEORIA Illinois city whose name serves as shorthand for mainstream taste (6) New York Times Jan 15, 2025
3% BASIC Having mainstream tastes, pejoratively (5)
2% PALATE Sense of taste (6) Thomas Joseph Sep 24, 2025
2% RANCID Sour-tasting (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 24, 2025
2% SPRINGFIELD Illinois capital (11) Thomas Joseph Sep 23, 2025
2% DES ___ Plaines, Illinois (3) LA Times Mini Sep 21, 2025
2% IDK "No clue", in texting shorthand (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 20, 2025
2% BLEH "This tastes terrible" (4) LA Times Daily Sep 18, 2025
2% LACERTA Constellation whose name is Latin for "lizard" (7) New York Times Sep 18, 2025
2% SAMPLE Small taste (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 11, 2025

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