Crossword Clue: River through London
Here's the answer to the River through London crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: THAMES
The answer to "River through London" is THAMES. Thames runs 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants — opening with T and closing on S. In a grid it fills a 6-square slot whose letters are each shared with a crossing word, so the intersections do a lot of the heavy lifting when the clue itself is tough.
Origin & meaning
The Thames runs about 215 miles across southern England through London to the North Sea. It is England's longest river lying entirely within the country.
Common usage
You'll see THAMES in grids regularly — its 6-letter, 2 vowels shape is exactly what setters need to bridge trickier entries. When one intersecting letter is already in place, especially the T or S, THAMES tends to fall fast.
Crossword trivia
Short answers like THAMES are the connective tissue of a crossword. You'll meet THAMES again and again, and recognizing it instantly is one of the quiet skills that separates fast solvers from slow ones.
Stuck on this clue?
The fastest way past a stubborn clue like this one is the grid itself: pencil in the easy crossing answers first, and THAMES will often be the only word that fits the letters you already have.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue THAMES — 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
- "Once the T was confirmed by the crossing word, THAMES was the only entry that fit."
- "A 6-letter slot and a clue like 'River through London'? That's THAMES nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed THAMES was right."