City on the Ruhr
The crossword clue "City on the Ruhr" is answered by ESSEN, a 5-letter entry. Used 78 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ESSEN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ESSEN answer page.
Used 78 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 17 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- HERNE (1 uses in xd)
- WITTEN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ESSEN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ESSEN, most used first.
- Ruhr Valley city - used 155 times, most recently in 2026
- Ruhr city - used 141 times, most recently in 2024
- German steel city - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
- German industrial city - used 91 times, most recently in 2025
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