Old name for Constantinople, now called Istanbul Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old name for Constantinople, now called Istanbul . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BYZANTIUM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BYZANTIUM Old name for Constantinople, now called Istanbul (9)
5% ROOSTER Roll-call of names includes "Old Cock" (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 6, 2025
5% TAN Healthy colour in Istanbul (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Aug 2, 2025
5% NOT "No, you can't go back to Constantinople, Now it's Istanbul ... Constantinople" (3)
5% EDO Istanbul : Constantinople :: Tokyo : __ (3) LA Times Daily Apr 27, 2017
5% ISTANBUL Constantinople, now (8)
5% CONSTANTINOPAL Now Istanbul (14)
4% ALI Old Islamic leader calls in periodically (3) The Times Cryptic Sep 8, 2025
4% SHAMBLES Old name for a slaughterhouse or meat market (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 7, 2025
4% AHORA Now, in Spanish (5) LA Times Daily Sep 5, 2025
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