Sri Lankan city which, minus its fifth letter, is a type of orange Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sri Lankan city which, minus its fifth letter, is a type of orange last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is JAFFNA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JAFFNA Sri Lankan city which, minus its fifth letter, is a type of orange (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 5, 2023
6% TAMIL Sri Lankan language (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 25, 2025
5% JAFFA Type of orange (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 22, 2025
5% EPSILON Fifth Greek letter (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 22, 2025
5% VEDDA Member of Sri Lankan people, (5) (5)
5% COLOMBO Sri Lankan city (7) The Telegraph Quick Feb 13, 2020
4% NYET Gross minus expenses (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2025
4% BORON The fifth element (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 25, 2025
4% LESS Minus (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 23, 2025
4% RSS Letters on some orange buttons (3) The Atlantic Oct 21, 2025

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