Crossword Clue: Highest mountain in Europe, in the Caucasus
Here's the answer to the Highest mountain in Europe, in the Caucasus crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: ELBRUS
"Highest mountain in Europe, in the Caucasus" points to ELBRUS, a 6-letter entry that starts with E and finishes on S and carries 2 vowels. Because every square it occupies also belongs to a down or across answer crossing it, you can often back into ELBRUS from the letters around it rather than the clue alone.
Origin & meaning
Mount Elbrus in Russia's Caucasus reaches about 18,510 feet, the highest peak in Europe. It is a dormant volcano with two summit cones.
Common usage
Compact, vowel-friendly answers such as ELBRUS are a constructor's staple: they slot into a 6-square space and play nicely in both directions. Solvers who recognize it on sight save real time on the daily puzzle.
Crossword trivia
Elbrus belongs to the small vocabulary of words that appear constantly in grids. Because it's only 6 letters, editors can drop it almost anywhere, which is why regular solvers know it on sight.
Stuck on this clue?
Stuck on "Highest mountain in Europe, in the Caucasus"? Don't force it — solve the clues crossing this slot instead. One or two intersecting letters usually make ELBRUS obvious. Working from the crossings is the single most useful habit for getting faster.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue ELBRUS — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "A 6-letter slot and a clue like 'Highest mountain in Europe, in the Caucasus'? That's ELBRUS nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed ELBRUS was right."
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing ELBRUS into the grid took no time at all."