Answer: SPATES
SPATES is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 19 times.
Referring Clues:
- Flash floods
 - Floods
 - Outpourings
 - Runs
 - Sudden floods
 - Deluges
 - Torrents
 - Sudden outpourings
 - Sudden showers
 - Sudden forceful flows
 - Unexpected outbursts
 - Outpouring
 - Sudden outbursts
 - Sudden bursts
 - Sudden runs
 - Outbreaks
 - Sudden rainstorms
 - Heavy rainfalls
 - Bursts
 
Last Seen In:
- New York Times - November 02, 2025
 - New York Times - October 27, 2023
 - LA Times - March 31, 2022
 - USA Today - March 10, 2021
 - New York Times - December 20, 2020
 - LA Times - October 18, 2020
 - Universal - February 08, 2020
 - Universal - October 19, 2018
 - LA Times - July 24, 2018
 - King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - June 24, 2018
 - LA Times - May 27, 2018
 - LA Times - April 29, 2018
 - New York Times - March 25, 2018
 - New York Times - August 22, 2016
 - Universal - May 10, 2015
 - New York Times - April 26, 2015
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 29, 2014
 - LA Times - August 01, 2014
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 11, 2014
 - Wall Street Journal - December 20, 2013
 
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