Lancashire new town designated in 1961 to house overspill population from north Merseyside Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Lancashire new town designated in 1961 to house overspill population from north Merseyside last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SKELMERSDALE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SKELMERSDALE Lancashire new town designated in 1961 to house overspill population from north Merseyside (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 26, 2021
2% ETON Berkshire town housing a public school for boys (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Jan 11, 2026
2% GUINEA Papua New ___, country north of Australia (6) (6) Puzzler Jan 4, 2026
2% TWO Eden's peak population (3) Universal Jan 2, 2026
2% ZIPWIRE Speed over Lancashire river, audibly using this? (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 2, 2026
2% GHOSTTOWN Place with population 0 (5,4) (9) The Guardian Quick Jan 2, 2026
2% POLE North -- (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 31, 2025
2% MAPLE Tree that's found on satnav on borders of Lancashire (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 31, 2025
2% PERCAPITA By head of population (3,6) (9) Puzzler Dec 30, 2025
2% LAUREN Designer Ralph (6) Newsday Dec 28, 2025

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