Water-filled ditches as fortifications Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOATS Water-filled ditches as fortifications (5) (5)
4% MOAT Water-filled defensive ditch (4) The Times Concise Nov 3, 2025
4% FOSSES Ditches filled with water as fortifications (6)
3% TRENCH Ditch (6) (6) Mirror Quick Nov 28, 2025
3% PARAPETS Castle fortifications (8) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
3% PESKY Hard to ditch (5) Newsday Oct 30, 2025
3% FOSS Fortification ditch. (4)
2% ROIL Fill with anger (4) USA Today Nov 27, 2025
2% SATES Fills up (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 26, 2025
2% TRENCHANT Cutting insect at bottom of ditch (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 25, 2025
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