Originally a slang expression for London, what is any large city called? (3,5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BIGSMOKE Originally a slang expression for London, what is any large city called? (3,5) (8)
6% AUG Mo. originally called Sextilis (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 18, 2025
6% NEE Originally called (3) USA Today Nov 18, 2025
6% COLONY Any of America's "original 13" (6) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
5% METROPOLITAN Pertaining to a large city (12) The Times Concise Dec 18, 2025
5% NEW Original (3) Premier Sunday Dec 7, 2025
5% DAT "That", in slang (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 5, 2025
5% GAS What Brits call "petrol" (3) Universal Dec 1, 2025
5% GENESIS Origin (7) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 30, 2025
5% HUH "Sorry, what did you say?" expression (3)
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