Major city founded as a penal colony Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Major city founded as a penal colony . 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 SYDNEY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SYDNEY Major city founded as a penal colony (6)
3% FINED Penalized (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2025
3% DEVILRSQUOSISLAND Penal colony where the novel <i>Papillon</i> was set (17) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 5, 2025
3% ANT Insect usually found in a colony (3)
3% BONN Major Rhine city (4)
3% HOBART State capital founded as a penal colony (6) Newsday Jun 20, 2015
2% TAOS Southwest art colony town (4) Universal Oct 11, 2025
2% ANTFARMS Colonial homes? (8) New York Times Oct 10, 2025
2% URSA ____ Major (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
2% PSYCH MIT major (5) Newsday Sep 26, 2025
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