Excessive exploitation very nearly blocks river Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Excessive exploitation very nearly blocks river last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OVERUSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OVERUSE Excessive exploitation very nearly blocks river (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 15, 2022
3% USES Exploits (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 1, 2025
3% ALMOST Very nearly (6) (6) Mirror Classic Jun 7, 2025
2% SPARE Excess (5) Newsday Sep 5, 2025
2% OVERSTOCK Excess of inventory (9) New York Times Sep 5, 2025
2% ABC Block letters? (3) Universal Sep 1, 2025
2% DAMS Blocks (4) Thomas Joseph Aug 30, 2025
2% OTT Excessive (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 29, 2025
2% SCALD Nearly boil (5) Newsday Aug 28, 2025
2% PALE Nearly colorless (4) Newsday Aug 26, 2025

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