A pedantic lunatic ran the ship (9) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue A pedantic lunatic ran the ship (9) last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CAPTAINED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CAPTAINED A pedantic lunatic ran the ship (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 25, 2025
6% PETTIEST Like the most pedantic pedant (8) New York Times Oct 26, 2025
6% STORES Ran inside ship's shops (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 23, 2025
5% MET Ran into (3)
5% ARGO Jason's ship (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 1, 2025
5% LOSERS Also-rans (6) LA Times Daily Oct 31, 2025
5% ULTRA Extremist braggart lunatic claims is revolutionary (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
5% UFOS Alien ships (4) Universal Oct 29, 2025
5% COASTER Trading ship (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 28, 2025
5% NINA Ship of 1492 (4) Newsday Oct 28, 2025

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