Mound built to hold back water (10) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMBANKMENT Mound built to hold back water (10) (10)
8% EWER It holds water (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 23, 2026
7% BATE Hold back, as breath (4) Newsday Aug 16, 2026
7% IMPEDE Hold back (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 23, 2026
7% KNOLL Mound (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 15, 2026
7% DAM Built to hold back water (3)
6% HAVE "To ___ and to hold" (4) Universal Aug 21, 2026
6% DUNE Desert mound (4)
6% SEC "Hold on a ____!" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 15, 2026
6% MAKESENSE Man seeks new drug to hold water (4,5) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 13, 2026
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