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A fortress of sand, stone or wood; or, an old name for a scacchic rook (6) Crossword Clue
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | CASTLE A fortress of sand, stone or wood; or, an old name for a scacchic rook (6) | (6) | ||
| 4% | CREAK Sound made by old wood floors | (5) | USA Today | Jan 27, 2026 |
| 4% | CITADEL Fortress, castle (7) | (7) | Puzzler | Jan 23, 2026 |
| 4% | SPOON In golf, a former name for a no 3 wood (5) | (5) | Mirror Quiz | Jan 23, 2026 |
| 4% | FOREST Woods | (6) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Jan 19, 2026 |
| 4% | WICKS They burn witches primarily on pieces of wood, not stone (5) | (5) | The Guardian Cryptic | Jan 12, 2026 |
| 4% | DUNES Sand hills | (5) | The Times Sunday Concise | Jan 11, 2026 |
| 4% | OCULIST An old name for an ophthalmologist | (7) | The Times Specialist Sunday | Jan 4, 2026 |
| 4% | SILICA Sand substance | (6) | Eugene Sheffer | Jan 1, 2026 |
| 4% | EDO Old name for Tokyo | (3) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Dec 30, 2025 |
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