Staffordshire town which resisted two 20th-century attempts to add it to the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Staffordshire town which resisted two 20th-century attempts to add it to the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent 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 20 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME.

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Crossword Answer For Staffordshire town which resisted two 20th-century attempts to add it to the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME Staffordshire town which resisted two 20th-century attempts to add it to the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent (20) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 18, 2024
3% LEEK Staffordshire town; vegetable (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 1, 2025
2% OPIUMWAR One of two 19th-century conflicts which led to the establishment of treaty ports in China (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 9, 2025
2% TRY Attempt (3) Commuter Nov 6, 2025
2% INERTIA Resistance to change? (7) New York Times Nov 6, 2025
2% LEITRIM County of the Republic of Ireland; county town Carrick-on-Shannon (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Nov 3, 2025
2% ELY Diocese in Stoke Lyne (3) (3) The Sun Two Speed Oct 31, 2025
2% FENDS ____ off, resists (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 31, 2025
2% OHM Resistance unit (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 27, 2025
2% TRIES Attempts (5) USA Today Oct 26, 2025

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