The ____ is a strait known in antiquity as the Hellespont Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The ____ is a strait known in antiquity as the Hellespont 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DARDANELLES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DARDANELLES The ____ is a strait known in antiquity as the Hellespont (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 9, 2024
2% EGYPT Country known for its pyramids (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 10, 2025
2% GEMINI Constellation also known as the Twins (6) The Times Concise Nov 4, 2025
2% BLT Sandwich known by its initials (3) LA Times Daily Nov 4, 2025
2% LEANDER Youth of Abydos in Greek mythology who drowned in the Hellespont (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Nov 1, 2025
2% REVEAL Make known (6) USA Today Nov 1, 2025
2% NEE Once known as (3) USA Today Oct 30, 2025
2% RAY Fish also known as a batomorph (3) New York Times Oct 30, 2025
2% OUTDATED Antiquated (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Oct 29, 2025
2% ELEGANT Polished part of table leg, antique (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 29, 2025

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