Lake - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'lake' is the definition.
(I know that mere is a type of pond)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for mere that I've seen before include "Nothing more than is specified - or a poetic lake" , "Bare, simple" , "See 13" , "Lake - French mother" , "Paltry" .)

I've seen this clue in the Canadiana, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the Universal, The Sun, The Telegraph and the LA Times.

'lake' is the definition.
(I know that loch is a type of lake)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for loch that I've seen before include "A Scottish lake like Ness" , "A Scottish lake like Lomond" , "Scots lake" , "Body of (Scottish?) water" , "Eg, Ness" .)

I've seen this clue in the Canadiana, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the Universal, The Sun, The Telegraph and the LA Times.

(Other definitions for swan that I've seen before include "The Ugly Duckling's outcome" , "Stately aquatic bird" , "Graceful bird" , "Kind of song, in the end" , "Large, long-necked bird" .)

I've seen this clue in the Canadiana, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the Universal, The Sun, The Telegraph and the LA Times.

Lake (4)