City north of Des Moines
The crossword clue "City north of Des Moines" is answered by AMES, a 4-letter entry. Used 43 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
AMES
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AMES answer page.
Used 43 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- AMESIOWA (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for AMES
Every other clue in this collection answered by AMES, most used first.
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- Iowa State site - used 33 times, most recently in 2022
- Iowa State's home - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
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