Defender of a river area? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOUTHGUARD Defender of a river area? (10) Wall Street Journal Nov 21, 2016
8% DELTAS Salted up areas by river mouths (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Aug 23, 2025
8% ERGS River in, say, southern desert areas (4) The Times Mephisto Aug 17, 2025
8% BASIN River's drainage area (5) (5)
8% DRAINAGEBASIN Area feeding a river (13)
8% ACCUSED Defendant (7) The Times Concise Jun 26, 2025
8% GUARDED Defended (7) Puzzler Backwords Jun 4, 2025
7% NAVE Area with pews (4) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
7% ICU Hosp. area (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 4, 2025
7% SET Filming area (3) Universal Sep 2, 2025

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