French term meaning “lake”, used especially for one formed by sand dunes blocking a river Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue French term meaning “lake”, used especially for one formed by sand dunes blocking a river 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ETANG.

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Crossword Answer For French term meaning “lake”, used especially for one formed by sand dunes blocking a river:

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ETANG French term meaning “lake”, used especially for one formed by sand dunes blocking a river (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 21, 2021
5% PRINT Use block letters (5) Commuter Jan 19, 2026
5% DAMMED Blocked (a river) (6) (6) The Sun Mini Dec 12, 2025
5% DAM Block, as a river (3) Newsday Oct 1, 2025
4% ALIBI Legal term meaning 'elsewhere' in Latin (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Jan 27, 2026
4% RESERVOIR River rose irregularly, creating artificial lake (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
4% NICER French city by river is more pleasant (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
4% DAMS Blocks (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 17, 2026
4% PARTICULARLY Especially (12) (12) Mirror Classic Jan 11, 2026
4% DUNES Sand hills (5) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 11, 2026

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