Low altitude missile, its name derived from the French for “flying fish” Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Low altitude missile, its name derived from the French for “flying fish” 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EXOCET.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXOCET Low altitude missile, its name derived from the French for “flying fish” (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 29, 2018
5% RISE Increase in altitude (4) LA Times Daily Mar 9, 2026
5% OWL Low-flying bird (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Mar 6, 2026
5% OPIUM Drug derived from poppies (5) The Times Concise Feb 28, 2026
5% FOX Flying ___ (kind of bat, despite its name) (3) New York Times Mini Feb 11, 2026
5% EPONYM Place name derived from a person (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 6, 2026
5% AURIC Derived from gold (5) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
5% STEM Derive (from) (4) Newsday Dec 11, 2025
5% HEDGEHOP Fly at a low altitude (8) Eugene Sheffer Jan 3, 2022
4% HEREDITARY Derived from one's ancestors (10) (10) Mirror Classic Mar 15, 2026

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