Ruhr city
The crossword clue "Ruhr city" is answered by ESSEN, a 5-letter entry. Used 141 times across 53 distinct years; most recently in 2024. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ESSEN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ESSEN answer page.
Used 141 times across 53 distinct years; most recently in 2024. It appears in 15 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 (5 uses in xd)
- HAMM (3 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
- German steel city - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
- German industrial city - used 91 times, most recently in 2025
- City on the Ruhr - used 78 times, most recently in 2025
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