Scottish town that unsuccessfully applied for city status Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Scottish town that unsuccessfully applied for city status last seen in Telegraph Cross Atlantic 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AYR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AYR Scottish town that unsuccessfully applied for city status (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 20, 2024
3% NAIRN Scottish town on the Moray Firth (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 10, 2025
2% LAD Scottish boy (3)
2% EQUAL Identical in rank or status (5) The Times Concise Jan 13, 2026
2% NAE Scottish negative (3) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
2% LUBED Applied oil to (5) Newsday Jan 11, 2026
2% DAUB Apply messily, as fingerpaint (4) Universal Jan 11, 2026
2% QUO Status -- (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 6, 2026
2% DAB Apply gently (3) New York Times Jan 6, 2026
2% RANKING Status (7) (7) Puzzler Jan 2, 2026

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