Name for pasty Middle Eastern and Asian confections, derived from Arabic for "sweet" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HALVA Name for pasty Middle Eastern and Asian confections, derived from Arabic for "sweet" (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 4, 2026
5% EMIR Middle Eastern bigwig (4) Universal Jul 16, 2026
5% EPONYM Place name derived from a person (6) Puzzler Backwords Jun 30, 2026
5% OPIE Name derived from Osbert (4) Newsday Jun 6, 2026
4% CZECH Language from which "robot" and "polka" derive (5) The Times Specialist Jul 27, 2026
4% TSAR Title derived from "caesar" (4) LA Times Daily Jul 24, 2026
4% BASRA Arab city whose name is, appropriately, an anagram of ARABS (5) New York Times Midi Jul 24, 2026
4% ALLEYOOP Basketball move with a French-derived name (8) The Atlantic Jul 23, 2026
4% TOFFEE Sugar and butter confection (6) The Telegraph Quick Jul 22, 2026
4% SINGH Surname that derives from the Sanskrit word for "lion" (5) New York Times Jul 22, 2026

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