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% COLONY Any of America's "original 13" (6) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
5% NEE Originally called in telephone engineer (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Nov 1, 2025
5% HER What clippers are called (3) Newsday Oct 24, 2025
5% SEESAWS What Americans call teeter-totters (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 24, 2025
5% POLAR "The ___ Express" (5) USA Today Oct 23, 2025
5% RENO Nevada city called "The Biggest Little City in the World" (4)
5% IDIOM Expression (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
5% PEPSI Cola originally called "Brad's Drink" (5) USA Today Oct 11, 2025
5% PUT Expressed (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
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