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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AYR Scottish town that unsuccessfully applied for city status (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 20, 2024
2% KILT Scottish skirt (4) Commuter Dec 2, 2025
2% KELSO Market town in the Scottish Borders at the confluence of the Rivers Teviot and Tweed (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Dec 2, 2025
2% CITIZENS Inhabitants of a town or city (8) (8) Mirror Classic Dec 1, 2025
2% HARRIS Scottish isle (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 1, 2025
2% EXERT Apply (5) Universal Nov 30, 2025
2% DELIVERED iMessage status (9) LA Times Daily Nov 30, 2025
2% LAD Scottish boy (3)
2% ENCODE Apply a cipher to (6) LA Times Daily Nov 25, 2025
2% DAUBS Applies crudely, as paint (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 24, 2025

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