Quiet before long consumes northern river and sea area (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Quiet before long consumes northern river and sea area (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 17, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHANNON.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHANNON Quiet before long consumes northern river and sea area (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 17, 2026
6% SEVERN Hack on northern river (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
6% TEES River in northern England (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 19, 2026
6% EBRO River of northern Spain (4) LA Times Daily Jan 4, 2026
6% SOON Before long (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 29, 2025
6% KASHMIR Area in northern India (7) Commuter Dec 17, 2025
6% ANON Before long (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 10, 2025
5% ONES "It's always the quiet ____ ..." (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 15, 2026
5% USER Consumer (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 14, 2026
5% PEACE Quiet, calm (5) Puzzler Backwords Feb 14, 2026

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