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% PEZ Candy whose name is derived from the German word for "peppermint" (3) The Atlantic Jan 22, 2026
6% EPONYM Word derived from a name (6) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
6% PESTO Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush" (5) New York Times Dec 5, 2025
5% ARGENTINA Country whose name comes from the Latin word for "silver" (9) The New Yorker Mini Mar 12, 2026
5% BESET Under siege (5) LA Times Daily Mar 3, 2026
5% OPIUM Drug derived from poppies (5) The Times Concise Feb 28, 2026
5% MARINADE Word from the French for "cure in brine" (8) Newsday Feb 21, 2026
5% ORIOLES Birds whose name comes from the Latin word for "golden" (7) New York Times Feb 13, 2026
5% AVRIL Singer Lavigne whose first name is a French month (5) Universal Feb 12, 2026

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