Crossword Clue: River through Vienna and Budapest
Here's the answer to the River through Vienna and Budapest crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: DANUBE
"River through Vienna and Budapest" points to DANUBE, a 6-letter entry that starts with D and finishes on E and carries 3 vowels. Because every square it occupies also belongs to a down or across answer crossing it, you can often back into DANUBE from the letters around it rather than the clue alone.
Origin & meaning
The Danube is Europe's second-longest river at about 1,770 miles, flowing through ten countries to the Black Sea. It passes four national capitals, more than any other river.
Common usage
Compact, vowel-friendly answers such as DANUBE 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
Danube 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 "River through Vienna and Budapest"? Don't force it — solve the clues crossing this slot instead. One or two intersecting letters usually make DANUBE obvious. Working from the crossings is the single most useful habit for getting faster.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue DANUBE — 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 'River through Vienna and Budapest'? That's DANUBE nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed DANUBE was right."
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing DANUBE into the grid took no time at all."