Stronghold on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, first built by the Portuguese in 1588 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Stronghold on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, first built by the Portuguese in 1588 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GALLEFORT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GALLEFORT Stronghold on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, first built by the Portuguese in 1588 (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 20, 2017
6% TEA Sri Lanka export (3) Newsday Oct 23, 2025
5% GOA Former Portuguese colony on the Malabar Coast (3) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
5% TAMIL One of Sri Lanka's official languages (5) USA Today Nov 20, 2025
5% LANKA Sri ___ (5) USA Today Nov 12, 2025
5% LION Animal on Sri Lanka's flag (4) LA Times Daily Oct 25, 2025
5% COLOMBO Capital of Sri Lanka (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Oct 20, 2025
5% MALDIVES Island nation southwest of Sri Lanka (8) Universal Feb 15, 2025
4% LLANO Plain of the Southwest (5) Premier Sunday Nov 30, 2025
4% ANO Portuguese for "year" (3) USA Today Nov 30, 2025

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