| Loose fibre obtained by unravelling old ropes; used with tar for sealing seams on wooden ships (5) |
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| Rope fibre used for caulking (5) |
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| Old ropes picked for caulking (5) |
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| Wooden ship caulking |
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| Wood used with hesitation for padding (5) |
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| Soak umbrella in a bit of hemp fibre? (5) |
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| Caulking material I'm unsure should be put on timber (5) |
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| Caulking once picked by those inside (5) |
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| A ropy old product (5) |
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| Picking it was a ropy job (5) |
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| Rope fibre traditionally used for caulking wooden ships (5) |
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| What is old tarred rope fibre used for caulking? (5) |
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| Loose fibre obtained from old rope used for caulking seams in wooden ships |
Mirror Quiz |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Fibre from old rope in middle of dump behind tree (5) |
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| Ok, you and ma loose fibres of old ropes (5) |
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| Loose fibre obtained by unravelling old rope, often used in caulking wooden ships (5) |
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| The pick of old soldiers under punishment (5) |
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| Loose fibre obtained by unravelling old rope, used for caulking seams in wooden ships (5) |
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| Ship's caulking |
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| Fibre from old ropes - or wood - universal material's origin |
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| Ship's seam caulking material |
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| Recycled ropes - used many at first beside tree |
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| Loose fibre obtained from old rope used for caulking seams in wooden ships |
Mirror Quiz |
16 May 2024 |
| An old rope product (5) |
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| Loose rope fibre |
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| Convicts used to pick it, but not from choice! (5) |
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| Fibre for caulking ships' seams |
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| Teased strands for caulking a tree rum, but not right (5) |
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| Fibre from untwisted old rope (5) |
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| Inside cloak umpire discovered old rope (5) |
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| Untwisted tarred ropes used as the traditional caulking material for old timber-framed ships (5) |
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| Make out endless rubbish was only stopgap material (5) |
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| Loose fibre from old rope |
The Guardian Quick |
23 Oct 2023 |
| Hemp or jute fibre |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Oct 2023 |
| Caulking fiber |
LA Times Daily |
31 Aug 2023 |
| Loose fibre got by unravelling old ropes, once used in caulking wooden ships |
The Guardian Quick |
18 Aug 2023 |
| Strand of rope obtained from tree on the foothills of Kathmandu and Sikkim |
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| Loose fibre from old rope, used to caulk seams in wooden ships |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
28 Jun 2020 |
| Chinese leader goes round country backing tarred rope |
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| Ropy stuff for sealing wood, I'm thinking |
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| East Ender's claptrap about a loose fibre |
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| Caulking fibre for ships |
The Times Concise |
14 Aug 2018 |
| What'll help one remain seaworthy? Sounds like 'ogwash |
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| Fiber used for caulking wooden ships |
Family Time |
23 Apr 2017 |
| Ropy material from Rutland town, so to speak |
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| Ropy material from Rutland town, so to speak |
The Times Cryptic |
11 Apr 2017 |
| Caulking for old wooden ships |
Universal |
31 Mar 2017 |
| Caulk on a wooden ship |
Universal |
24 Nov 2016 |
| Loose fiber for caulking |
Universal |
15 Oct 2016 |
| Old caulking material |
Universal |
08 Oct 2016 |
| Old hull caulking |
Universal |
26 Jun 2016 |
| Loose fiber for caulking |
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| Caulk on a wooden ship |
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| Old hull caulking |
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| Caulking stuff |
Universal |
17 Sep 2015 |
| All right to have a lout discarding black caulking material |
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| Hemp fiber used in caulking |
Universal |
17 Feb 2015 |
| Caulking stuff |
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| Hemp fiber used in caulking |
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| Old hull caulking |
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| Caulking stuff |
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| Hull caulking |
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| Rope fiber used in caulking |
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| Loose rope fiber used as caulking |
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| Caulking material |
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| Caulking material |
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| Loose rope fiber used as caulking |
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| Plumber's filler |
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| Fiber used for caulking wooden ships |
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| Jute fiber |
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| Caulking material |
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| Caulking material |
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| Fiber for caulking |
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| Fiber for caulking |
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| Hemp fiber used in caulking |
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| Caulking material |
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| Caulking fiber |
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| Fiber for caulking |
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| Packing in an old hull |
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| Timber, erm, material once common in joints for seafarers |
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| Rope fiber used in caulking |
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| Caulking fiber |
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| Caulking material |
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| Plumber's filler |
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| Old hull caulking |
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| Loose rope fiber |
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| Caulking material |
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| Caulking material |
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| Something for tars to pick |
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| Boat-seam sealer |
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| Hemp fiber |
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| Sealant |
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| Packing for boat seams. |
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| Fiber from old rope. |
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| Hemp fiber. |
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| Rope fiber for calking. |
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| Fiber for calking seams of ships. |
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| Calking fiber. |
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| Fiber used for calking. |
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