Siege weapon whose name derives from an Old French word for "overthrow" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Siege weapon whose name derives from an Old French word for "overthrow" 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TREBUCHET.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TREBUCHET Siege weapon whose name derives from an Old French word for "overthrow" (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 15, 2024
6% BOISE State capital whose name derives from the French for "woods" (5)
6% RAM Siege weapon (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 24, 2025
5% ECHELON Word from the French for "ladder rung" (7) Newsday Aug 30, 2025
5% PIKES Old pointed weapons (5) Universal Aug 26, 2025
5% BONITO Fish whose name comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word for "pretty" (6) USA Today Aug 25, 2025
5% BASTILLE Indie band whose name derives from its lead singer's birthday (July 14) (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 24, 2025
5% LUDO Board game whose name derives from Latin for 'I play' (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Aug 23, 2025
5% RIFLE Climbing tree with the French weapon (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 21, 2025
5% SEPIA Color whose name comes from the Greek word for "cuttlefish" (5) New York Times Aug 19, 2025

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