Range of hills known as the “backbone of England” Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Range of hills known as the “backbone of England” last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is THE PENNINES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THE PENNINES Range of hills known as the “backbone of England” (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 5, 2022
7% PENNINES Range known as the backbone of England (8)
6% SPINE Backbone (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 29, 2025
5% OVER __ the hill (4) Commuter Feb 2, 2026
5% TOR Hill (3) (3) Mirror Quick Feb 2, 2026
5% SPINAL Backbone-related (6) LA Times Daily Jan 26, 2026
5% MOUND Small hill (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 26, 2026
5% SEATS 100 on the Hill (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 26, 2026
5% ANDES Range (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 17, 2026
5% DOWNS Duke possesses hills in southern England (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Jan 16, 2026

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