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
7% EPONYM Word derived from a name (6) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
6% SORBETS Treats whose name is derived from the Arabic for "to drink" (7) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
6% PESTO Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush" (5) New York Times Dec 5, 2025
6% EPONYMS Words derived from names (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 2, 2025
5% AURIC Derived from gold (5) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
5% OAST Word from Old English for "fire" (4) Newsday Jan 3, 2026
5% ACRE Unit derived from ploughability (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
5% OUI French word whose opposite is "non" (3) USA Today Dec 27, 2025
5% TELEVISION Appliance whose name derives from the Greek for "far" and Latin for "sight" (10) The Times Specialist Dec 22, 2025

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