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ELBA (ELL-buh)

An island in Tuscany, Italy

Common clues: Exile isle; Island near Corsica; Island off Tuscany; Isle of exile; Island in a famous palindrome; Site of Napoleon's first exile; Napoleon slept here

Crossword puzzle frequency: 5 times a year

Frequency in English language: 49142 / 86800

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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. – Napoleon Bonaparte


Elba (Latin "Ilva") is an island in Tuscany, Italy, 20 km from the coastal town of Grosseto (42° 44′N 10°22′E) . It is the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago, and the third largest Italian island. Elba and other islands of the Tuscan Archipelago are protected in the National Park of the Tuscan Archipelago.




The island is divided into eight communes: the capital Portoferraio, Campo nell'Elba, Capoliveri, Marciana, Marciana Marina, Porto Azzurro, Rio Marina and Rio nell'Elba.





Following the Treaty of Fontainebleau, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to Elba when overthrown (the first time), inspiring the famous palindrome: "Able was I ere I saw Elba." Napoleon stayed on Elba for 9 months and 21 days, being given the title "Emperor." Although he was nominally sovereign of Elba, the island was watched (more or less) by British naval patrols. During these months, partly to pass the time and partly out of a genuine concern for the well-being of the people, he carried out a series of economic and social reforms to improve the quality of life on Elba. Napoleon eventually escaped Elba and returned to France on February 26 for a Hundred Days before being exiled again this time to the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, where he died. French troops landed on Elba on June 17, 1944.



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ELBA (277) 48 Tu+ >1 09 Exile isle

27 Tu- >1 09 Isle of exile

14 Tu >1 07 Island near Corsica

8 Th+ >1 07 Island off Tuscany

6 We- >1 07 Exile island

6 We- >1 06 Napoleon's isle of exile

5 Th+ >1 06 Portoferraio's island

5 Tu >1 06 Site of Napoleon's exile

5 Fr- >1 03 Tyrrhenian Sea island

4 We CSy 07 Island in a famous palindrome

4 We >1 00 Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea

4 Mo+ >1 08 Island of Napoleon's exile

4 >1 06 Isle of exile for Napoleon

4 We CSy 06 Isle off Italy

4 Tu >1 09 Italian island

4 >1 98 Site of Napoleon's first exile

4 We- >1 07 Where Napoleon was exiled

08 Corsica's neighbor

3 Fr >1 04 Island north of Montecristo

3 Tu >1 08 Island of exile

3 We >1 02 Napoleon exile site

3 We+ >1 06 Napoleon slept here

3 Tu- >1 05 Napoleon's exile isle

00 Napoleon's first isle of exile

3 We- >1 97 Napoleon's isle





1 We LAT 97 Broken cliff