European member of the herring family which leaves the sea to spawn in rivers Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue European member of the herring family which leaves the sea to spawn in rivers last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ALLIS SHAD.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALLIS SHAD European member of the herring family which leaves the sea to spawn in rivers (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 21, 2020
3% SABLEUNCLE Member of a marten family? (10) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
3% BEGOT Spawned (5) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
3% RELS Family members, for short (4)
3% MAFIOSI Family members, of a sort (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 1, 2025
3% RELATIVE Family member (8) LA Times Daily Nov 16, 2025
3% NIECE Family member (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 13, 2025
2% ONTHEWATERFRONT Film at sea, perhaps type to include river (15) The Times Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
2% EXE River that rises in Somerset and reaches the sea in Devon (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
2% AMBROSIAL Delicious fresh salami cut by family member (9) The Times Cryptic Dec 29, 2025

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