Seaport whose name derives from the Arabic for 'obstacle' Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AQABA Seaport whose name derives from the Arabic for 'obstacle' (5) New York Times Apr 16, 2021
6% EPONYMS Words derived from names (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 2, 2025
6% SAHARA Desert whose name comes from the Arabic for "desert" (6) New York Times Oct 1, 2025
5% SUEDE Material whose name comes from the French for "gloves from Sweden" (5) The Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
5% ARGONAUTS Cephalopods with a name derived from Greek mythology (9) New York Times Nov 8, 2025
5% EGOS Obstacles to peace, sometimes (4) New York Times Nov 7, 2025
5% BARRIER Obstacle (7) LA Times Daily Nov 6, 2025
5% IBN "Son of," in Arabic names (3) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
5% BAR Obstacle (3) The Telegraph Quick Nov 1, 2025
5% CARET Printing mark whose name is from the Latin for "is lacking" (5) New York Times Oct 25, 2025

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