A peaceful state, Iran somehow restricting vehicle for transporting goods

The answer to “A peaceful state, Iran somehow restricting vehicle for transporting goods” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is NIRVANA — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 18, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 14-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“A peaceful state, Iran somehow restricting vehicle for transporting goods” answer

NIRVANA (7 letters)

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What does NIRVANA mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of NIRVANA is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “A peaceful state, Iran somehow restricting vehicle for transporting goods” appeared?

The Times Quick Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 18, 2026 (most recent) → NIRVANA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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