A paste made from sesame seeds, originating in the Middle East (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAHINI A paste made from sesame seeds, originating in the Middle East (6) (6)
6% DERIVE Originate (from) (6) Newsday Oct 29, 2025
6% HALVA Middle Eastern confection made from sesame paste (5) New York Times Mini Nov 21, 2023
6% TAHINIS Sesame seed pastes (7) New York Times Jan 8, 2015
5% SESAME Plant whose seeds are used to make the paste tahini (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 30, 2025
5% GENESIS Origin (7) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 30, 2025
5% AGO In the past (3) Commuter Nov 29, 2025
5% NEW Original (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 26, 2025
5% GREATRIFTVALLEY Vast geographical feature running from the Middle East to southeast Africa (15) The Times Specialist Nov 24, 2025
5% ONCE In the past (4) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
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