Vital German city -- it rises above a lake Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ESSENTIAL Vital German city -- it rises above a lake (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 3, 2018
6% ENERGY Vitality (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 30, 2025
6% HAMBURG Northern German city (7) The Times Concise Dec 1, 2025
6% DRESDEN German city (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 26, 2025
6% BONN German city (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 29, 2025
5% EINE German "a" (4) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026
5% KOLN German cathedral city, to locals (4) New York Times Jan 10, 2026
5% LOGIC Sense rising smoke over lake (5) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 9, 2026
5% TRANSCEND Rise above nerds, can't go wrong (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
5% OTHER "None of the above" (5) Commuter Jan 7, 2026

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