Bank whose failure could cause a disaster

The answer to “Bank whose failure could cause a disaster” in the The Washington Post Mini crossword is LEVEE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on July 9, 2026 at 1-Down. 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.

“Bank whose failure could cause a disaster” answer

LEVEE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is LEVEE

Think about a barrier designed to hold back water and prevent floods! 🌊

What does LEVEE mean?

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

When else has “Bank whose failure could cause a disaster” appeared?

The Washington Post Mini 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.

July 9, 2026 (most recent) → LEVEE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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