This name for an ancient and important area was apparently not used before the 20th century Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FERTILE CRESCENT This name for an ancient and important area was apparently not used before the 20th century (16) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 22, 2020
2% PRE Before (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
2% LAOTSE Ancient philosopher whose name means "old master" (6) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
2% IGUESSNOT "Apparently no" (9) New York Times Nov 1, 2025
2% SIGNIFICANT Important (11) (11) Mirror Classic Oct 27, 2025
2% KOWLOON Area whose name is Chinese for "nine dragons" (7) The Atlantic Oct 24, 2025
2% SEEMING Apparent (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 23, 2025
2% ICARE "It's important to me" (5) USA Today Oct 23, 2025
2% ERE Before, before (3) LA Times Daily Oct 22, 2025
2% NOUN Word used as the name of something (4) (4) Puzzler Oct 22, 2025

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