Cryptic crossword clue
No patterns in rocks across the river? 12

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word TRANSPONTINE

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The straight part
We know that "across the river?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case across the river? = transpontine.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does TRANSPONTINE mean?

TRANSPONTINE adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or situated on the far side of a bridge.
  2. Of or relating to the sensational melodramas presented on the south side of the Thames in the 19th century or earlier.

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