Smart attempt to capture a city Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Smart attempt to capture a city featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on January 13, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHICAGO.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHICAGO Smart attempt to capture a city (7) The Times Cryptic Jan 13, 2026
3% TRY Attempt (3) Commuter Jan 12, 2026
3% SHOT Attempt (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 10, 2026
3% CHIC Smart (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 8, 2026
3% HURTS Smarts (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 25, 2025
3% TAKEN Captured (5) The Times Concise Dec 12, 2025
3% TRIED Attempted (5) LA Times Mini Dec 11, 2025
3% STAB Attempt (4) LA Times Daily Dec 8, 2025
3% STINGS Smarts (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 2, 2025
3% TAKES Captures (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025

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