While retreating, an ambush is what gets this ancient city state — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 6–letter crossword clue “While retreating, an ambush is what gets this ancient city state”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 4th Aug 2022. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “While retreating, an ambush is what gets this ancient city state” is SPARTA (6 letters).
We last saw “While retreating, an ambush is what gets this ancient city state” in Guardian Cryptic on 4th Aug 2022.
The 6-letter answer for “While retreating, an ambush is what gets this ancient city state” is SPARTA.
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