A sailor had to work things out to get a pardon (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABSOLVE A sailor had to work things out to get a pardon (7) (7)
7% RUTS Tough things to get out of (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025
6% SALT Sailor (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 7, 2026
6% TRAIN Work out (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 5, 2026
6% ESPN "Pardon the Interruption" network (4) TV Jan 4, 2026
6% EKES ___ out (barely gets) (4) USA Today Jan 1, 2026
6% TAR Sailor (3) The Telegraph Quick Dec 30, 2025
6% UNTIE Get the knots out of (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 29, 2025
6% RID Get __ of (throw out) (3) Commuter Dec 29, 2025
6% SCUSI Pardon from Rome? (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 26, 2025
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