It holds back rivers Crossword Clue

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It holds back rivers Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
2. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
(verb)
1. obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

Hint 2: Clue Definition

BACK (noun)
1. a support that you can lean against while sitting
2. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
BACK (verb)
1. give support or one’s approval to
2. establish as valid or genuine
BACK (adverb)
1. in or to or toward a past time
2. at or to or toward the back or rear
BACK (adjective)
1. located at or near the back of an animal
2. of an earlier date

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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More Daily Themed Crossword (6/2/2025) Answers

Across

1. 1984 horror film "A Nightmare on ___ Street"

4. 'Not good!'

7. Sound heard in a library

10. "Where there's a will, there's a ___"

11. Bottom part of a shoe

12. One who saves the day

13. Superlative suffix with "great" or "cool"

14. San Francisco Bay ___

15. Direction of the rising sun

16. "___ It Off," 2014 Taylor Swift song and what you can do to the things at 25a, 36a, 45a, 12d, and 38d

18. Genetic info carrier: Abbr.

20. Color associated with blush and burn

21. Take in as one's own

25. *Common seasoning on a table ... or one half of a hip hop group with the hit "Push It"

28. A leaky one may stain your shirt

30. Tend to the lawn

31. Body part that is always on the lookout

32. Lightbulb moment

34. "Ctrl+Z" on a computer

35. Teacher's ___ (teacher's favorite)

36. *James Bond's favorite cocktail ... or Padre who mentored Mozart and Bach

38. Like someone in need of cheering

39. Subject with the periodic table and the laws of motion, for short

40. "Remain in place" command

42. And so on: Abbr.

44. Work laboriously

45. *Board game cubes ... or with "Roll of the," a song by Bruce Springsteen

48. Jar sealer

51. ___ colada, cocktail with pineapple

52. Pop-ups that sell stuff?

53. Spanish “year”

54. Winter ride

55. Long week starter, for short

56. Place to buy and sell stocks, for short

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Down

1. Lamb's mama

2. Young woman from Scotland

3. Belief that can be “busted

4. Disinterested in a speech, perhaps

5. Ginger ___ (carbonated beverage)

6. "The Walking ___," 2010 post-apocalyptic TV show

7. ___ urchin (marine creature)

8. 60 minute periods, for short

9. Like water used to brew tea

11. Japanese rice wine.

12. *Body part for a hat ... or with "Radio," a band with the hit "Creep"

17. Picasso's domain

19. "Grandma" lovingly

22. Prefix with "present" or "scient"

23. Pea container

24. Only even prime

25. Back-to-school month, for short

26. "___, captain!" (sailor's words)

27. Allow

28. "One ___ person" ("Take one each")

29. Consumes as a pizza

32. "If ___ say so ...": 2 wds.

33. Parent associated with catch

34. Ohm or gram, e.g.

37. Cold drink with a polar bear mascot

38. *Dish with a lot of veggies and dressing ... or a bygone genre of Spanish music

40. Where plants grow roots

41. Fork or trident prong

43. Chowder ingredient

44. Does halloween pranks with white rolls, for short

46. "Don't mind if ___" (2 wds.)

47. "Marrakesh Express" band: Abbr.

49. Squirt from a squid

50. Polka ___

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