2016 Summer Olympics host, informally NYT Crossword Clue Puzzle Answer on July 29, 2024
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Updated Jul 29, 2024
2016 Summer Olympics host, informally NYT Crossword Clue Answer
Let’s find the answers to 2016 Summer Olympics host, informally NYT for the July 29, 2024 edition of NYT crossword puzzle. Answer Contains 3 letters. Start with R and end with O. Possible solutions are RHO,RNO,RIO.
The answer to the 2016 Summer Olympics host, informally NYT crossword clue is "RIO."
The crossword clue "2016 Summer Olympics host, informally" with the answer "RIO" refers to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics. The term "informally" in the clue suggests a casual or abbreviated reference to the city's name.
In everyday language, people often shorten "Rio de Janeiro" to "Rio." Thus, "RIO" is the informal and widely recognized way to refer to the city that hosted the 2016 Games. The clue cleverly uses this abbreviation to fit the crossword format, making "RIO" the correct and fitting answer.
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