River in dark gorge encircling principally narrow hilltop (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue River in dark gorge encircling principally narrow hilltop (5) last seen in Guardian Quick Cryptic 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RIDGE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RIDGE River in dark gorge encircling principally narrow hilltop (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Feb 1, 2025
5% YANGTZE "Three Gorges Dam" river (7) The Telegraph Quick Aug 6, 2025
5% STREAM Narrow river (6) (6) Puzzler Jul 15, 2025
5% URE The principal river of Wensleydale (3)
5% NILE Egypt's principal river (4)
4% UNLIT In the dark (5) Newsday Sep 5, 2025
4% LEAD Principal role (4) Newsday Aug 31, 2025
4% BROADEST Least narrow (8) Premier Sunday Aug 31, 2025
4% RIA Narrow inlet for a river (anagram of "air") (3)
4% STRAIT Narrow waterway (6) LA Times Daily Aug 28, 2025

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