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YSER
(ee-ZER)
River
of Belgium and Northern France
Common
clues: River of Flanders;
Belgian river; North Sea feeder; Belgian border river; Strategic
WWI river; French-Belgian river; 1914 battle line; Flanders
flower
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
6 times a year
Beginning
in Northern France, the Yser River flows about 50 miles through
Belgium emptying into the North Sea at Nieuwpoort.
The
Yser passing through the village of Roesbrugge in West Flanders
Heavy
fighting took place along this river during WWI. After being
forced to evacuate Antwerp and Ghent, the Belgian Army retreated
to the Yser and, thus, on October 18th,
1914 the Battle of the Yser began. The Belgians, along with
French marines fought desperately and, assisted by flooding, by
Oct. 30th
succeeded in checking the German advance toward Calais and the
English Channel.
YSER
(320) 61 We- >1 08 North Sea feeder ELBE MAAS TEES TYNE
46
We- >1 04 Belgian river
43
We >1 04 River of Flanders
30
Tu+ >1 06 River to the North Sea ELBE TEES TYNE
13
We+ >1 06 River through Belgium
11
Tu+ >1 03 River of Belgium
6
We- >1 07 Belgian border river
6
We+ >1 07 Flanders river
5
Tu- >1 95 French-Belgian river
5
Th- >1 02 Nieuwpoort's river
5
We >1 02 River in Belgium
5
Fr- LAT 09 Strategic WWI river
4
Th- NYT 02 W.W. I battle site
3
We+ >1 05 Flanders stream
3
>1 01 French/Belgian river
3
Th+ NYT 99 Nieuport's river
3
Fr+ NYT 05 Scene of heavy W.W. I fighting
3
We- >1 05 W.W. I battle locale
2
We NYT 06 1914 battle line
2
Th- >1 05 1914 battle site
2
Th CHE 09 Early WWI battle site
2
Fr NYT 93 Flanders flower
2
Th- NYT 87 French river AUDE EURE OISE ORNE
03
French waterway
2
Th LAT 08 Nieuwpoort river
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