Dam builders

Latest answer — August 01, 2026

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These industrious rodents are famous for transforming streams with branches and mud 🦫

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Thomas Joseph Crossword

This clue's Saturday, August 01, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1José’s house
  2. 5Swallow, e.g.
  3. 9Plotting group
  4. 10Ram in the sky
  5. 12In the middle of
  6. 13Oversight
  7. 14Lab containers
  8. 16Barbie’s beau
  9. 17Blunder
  10. 18Check recipients
  11. 20Air traffic devices
  12. 22Poker payment
  13. 23Took notice
  14. 25Curving paths
  15. 28Punctual
  16. 32Some Quidditch players
  17. 34Arthur of TV
  18. 35Outlaw
  19. 36Dam builders
  20. 38Give an address
  21. 40Brink
  22. 41Henry VIII’s house
  23. 42Great Lakes people
  24. 43Breathe loudly
  25. 44Pair

Down

  1. 1Shot taker
  2. 2On the boat
  3. 3Went under
  4. 4High school subject
  5. 5Glider wood
  6. 6Lyricist Gershwin
  7. 7Oriole who played in 2,632 straight games
  8. 8Dry expanse
  9. 9Pole tossed by Scots
  10. 11Reason
  11. 15Make good as new
  12. 19Enthralled
  13. 21Helper, for short
  14. 24Losable, as data
  15. 25Monastery figure
  16. 26Show defiance
  17. 2740% of North America
  18. 29Spain setting
  19. 30Became one
  20. 31Alleviates
  21. 33Reviewer Roger
  22. 37Extremely
  23. 39Cargo amount

The answer to “Dam builders” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is BEAVERS — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 1, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 36-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Dam builders” answer

BEAVERS (7 letters)

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Why the answer is BEAVERS

These industrious rodents are famous for transforming streams with branches and mud 🦫

What does BEAVERS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of BEAVERS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a large semiaquatic broad-tailed rodent native to North America and northern Eurasia. It is noted for its habit of gnawing through trees to fell them in order to make dams
  • a very hard-working person
  • a boy aged about 6 or 7 who is an affiliated member of the Scout Association

When else has “Dam builders” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 1, 2026 (most recent) → BEAVERS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Dam builders”?

The answer is BEAVERS, a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 1, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Dam builders”?

7 letters: BEAVERS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 1, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 36-Across.

Can “Dam builders” have a different answer?

Yes — Thomas Joseph sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Thomas Joseph answers?

The full grid for August 1, 2026 is on the Thomas Joseph answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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