| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SILTING | Choking up, as a river delta |
| SILTING | Choking, as a river |
| distributary | A branch of a river that does not return to the main stream after leaving it (as in a delta) |
| distributaries | A branch of a river that does not return to the main stream after leaving it (as in a delta) |
| MUDDY | Roiled up, as a river |
| dredger | any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like |
