A friction hitch devised by an Austrian mountaineer Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A friction hitch devised by an Austrian mountaineer last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PRUSIKKNOT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRUSIKKNOT A friction hitch devised by an Austrian mountaineer (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 5, 2018
3% SNAG Hitch (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 24, 2025
3% SNAGS Hitches (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 6, 2025
2% ELEV Mountain ht. (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 26, 2025
2% CLIMBER Mountaineer (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 25, 2025
2% TARNS Mountain lakes (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 25, 2025
2% URAL Eurasia's __ Mountains (4) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
2% HILL Small mountain (4) Newsday Nov 17, 2025
2% GAP Mountain pass (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 17, 2025
2% LUBE Friction reducer (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 15, 2025

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