Crossword answer
BASRA
5 letters · Used for 12 different clues · 40 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 19, 2026
Letter pattern
BASRA
Clues that lead to BASRA
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Iraqi port5Evening StandardAug 19, 2026
Arab city whose name is, appropriately, an anagram of ARABS5NYT MidiJul 24, 2026
Iraq port city5LA TimesJul 21, 2026
Port of Iraq5NewsdayApr 16, 2026
A bar's wrecked in port5Evening StandardApr 13, 2026
One place where bachelors can join the artillery5Evening StandardDec 24, 2025
Port, as provided in a new bar5Evening StandardSep 15, 2025
Port north of Kuwait City5NewsdayJul 12, 2025
Iraqi port city5Eugene ShefferJun 24, 2025
Iraqi city5Evening StandardJun 24, 2024
Bachelors and gunners in port5Evening StandardMar 26, 2024
Port, as in a bar, maybe5Evening StandardDec 8, 2022
About BASRA in crosswords
BASRA is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 40 times in our database across 12 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Iraqi port” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 19, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
ETHERVanish into the ___
AROMAScent from a kitchen
SAGESWise people
LARGESize above medium
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
DIDINTired out fully
FIREDDismissed
SQUIDOctopus cousin
CRESTEmblem topping a coat of arms
ELVISThe Spanish girl's boy
MANGOI don’t want you, old bean, in fruit … (5)
OUNCEUnit of weight
SARGENCO nickname
ATLASHe has the weight of the world on his shoulders
Every appearance of BASRA (40)
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Aug 19, 2026
Iraqi port · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jul 24, 2026
Arab city whose name is, appropriately, an anagram of ARABS · NYT Midi · 1 Down
Jul 21, 2026
Iraq port city · LA Times · Down
Jun 18, 2026
Iraq port city · LA Times · Across
Apr 16, 2026
Port of Iraq · Newsday · Down
Apr 13, 2026
A bar's wrecked in port · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Dec 24, 2025
One place where bachelors can join the artillery · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Dec 21, 2025
Iraqi port · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Nov 23, 2025
Iraqi port · Newsday · Across
Sep 15, 2025
Port, as provided in a new bar · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jul 12, 2025
Port north of Kuwait City · Newsday · Down
Jun 24, 2025
Iraqi port city · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Jun 12, 2025
Port of Iraq · Newsday · Across
May 3, 2025
Iraqi port city · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Apr 23, 2025
Iraqi port · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Nov 6, 2024
Iraqi port · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Aug 6, 2024
Iraqi port city · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Jun 24, 2024
Iraqi city · Evening Standard · 4 Down
May 1, 2024
Iraqi city · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Mar 26, 2024
Bachelors and gunners in port · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Oct 17, 2023
Iraqi port city · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Across
Jul 25, 2023
Iraqi port · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jun 7, 2023
Iraqi port city · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Across
Dec 26, 2022
Iraqi port · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Dec 8, 2022
Port, as in a bar, maybe · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jun 29, 2022
Iraqi port · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jan 12, 2022
Iraqi port · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jul 27, 2021
Iraqi port · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Feb 23, 2021
Iraqi port city · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Jan 14, 2021
A bar's wrecked in port · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jul 23, 2020
One place where bachelors can join the artillery · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jul 9, 2020
Iraqi port · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Feb 26, 2020
Iraqi port city · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Down
Feb 20, 2020
Port, as provided in a new bar · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Sep 25, 2019
Iraqi port · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jan 7, 2019
Iraqi port · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jul 30, 2018
Iraqi port · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Mar 29, 2018
Iraqi city · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Feb 19, 2018
Iraqi city · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jan 18, 2018
Bachelors and gunners in port · Evening Standard · 4 Down