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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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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | RIDGE River in dark gorge encircling principally narrow hilltop (5) | (5) | The Guardian Quick Cryptic | Feb 1, 2025 |
| 5% | DEFILE Spoil narrow gorge (6) | (6) | The Sun Two Speed | Sep 30, 2025 |
| 5% | STREAM Narrow river | (6) | Newsday | Sep 16, 2025 |
| 5% | YANGTZE "Three Gorges Dam" river | (7) | The Telegraph Quick | Aug 6, 2025 |
| 4% | STOWONTHEWOLD Hilltop market town in eastern Gloucestershire | (13) | The Times Specialist Sunday | Oct 19, 2025 |
| 4% | STRAIT Narrow channel | (6) | New York Times | Oct 16, 2025 |
| 4% | NOIR Dark genre | (4) | Wall Street Journal | Oct 15, 2025 |
| 4% | SLIT Narrow cut | (4) | Commuter | Oct 9, 2025 |
| 4% | MURK Darkness | (4) | The Telegraph Quick | Oct 5, 2025 |
| 4% | GLOOM Near darkness | (5) | The Times Concise | Oct 3, 2025 |
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