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:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RIDGE River in dark gorge encircling principally narrow hilltop (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Feb 1, 2025
5% LOADUP Gorge (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 10, 2026
5% GIRT Encircled (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 29, 2026
5% RIA Narrow inlet for a river (3)
4% SLIMFIT Narrow, of clothing (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 19, 2026
4% STRAIT Narrow channel (6) Newsday Oct 18, 2026
4% CLOSESHAVE Narrow escape (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2026
4% UNLIT Dark (5) New York Times Midi Oct 14, 2026
4% GUESS Shot in the dark (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 14, 2026
4% SPIT Narrow shoal (4) Newsday Oct 9, 2026

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