River barrier
The crossword clue "River barrier" is answered by DAM, a 3-letter entry. Used 30 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DAM
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DAM answer page.
Used 30 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DIKE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DAM
Every other clue in this collection answered by DAM, most used first.
- River blocker - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Weir - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Hoover, for one - used 55 times, most recently in 2025
- Block up - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Beaver's construction - used 47 times, most recently in 2025
- Beaver's creation - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Beaver's work - used 32 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- "__ Lazy River" - UPA, used 113 times
- Scottish river - DEE, used 103 times
- River inlet - RIA, used 87 times
- "Cry __ River" - MEA, used 75 times
- River island - AIT, used 56 times
- Badminton barrier - NET, used 54 times
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