Wood whose name comes from the Spanish for "raft" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BALSA Wood whose name comes from the Spanish for "raft" (5) LA Times Daily Sep 25, 2025
7% KRYPTON Gas whose name comes from the Greek for "hidden" (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
6% ZORRO Masked vigilante whose name is Spanish for "fox" (5) LA Times Daily Dec 23, 2025
6% POLER Raft pilot (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 18, 2025
6% OCELOTS Wild cats whose name comes from Nahuatl (7) New York Times Nov 14, 2025
6% SUEDE Material whose name comes from the French for "gloves from Sweden" (5) The Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
6% MANACLE Restraint whose name comes from the Latin for "hand" (7) The Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
6% LOTS Rafts (4) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
6% SAHARA Desert whose name comes from the Arabic for "desert" (6) New York Times Oct 1, 2025
5% ESTATES Assets coming from eastern countries (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 7, 2026

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