Crossword Clue: Spanish river emptying into the Mediterranean
Here's the answer to the Spanish river emptying into the Mediterranean crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: EBRO
The answer to "Spanish river emptying into the Mediterranean" is EBRO. Ebro runs 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants — opening with E and closing on O. In a grid it fills a 4-square slot whose letters are each shared with a crossing word, so the intersections do a lot of the heavy lifting when the clue itself is tough.
Origin & meaning
The Ebro is the longest river entirely within Spain, flowing about 578 miles to a large delta on the Mediterranean. Its name is the origin of the word Iberia.
Common usage
You'll see EBRO in grids regularly — its 4-letter, 2 vowels shape is exactly what setters need to bridge trickier entries. When one intersecting letter is already in place, especially the E or O, EBRO tends to fall fast.
Crossword trivia
Short answers like EBRO are the connective tissue of a crossword. You'll meet EBRO again and again, and recognizing it instantly is one of the quiet skills that separates fast solvers from slow ones.
Stuck on this clue?
The fastest way past a stubborn clue like this one is the grid itself: pencil in the easy crossing answers first, and EBRO will often be the only word that fits the letters you already have.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue EBRO — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "Once the E was confirmed by the crossing word, EBRO was the only entry that fit."
- "A 4-letter slot and a clue like 'Spanish river emptying into the Mediterranean'? That's EBRO nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed EBRO was right."