A sailor has a ball before giving a speech (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ORATING A sailor has a ball before giving a speech (7) (7)
8% ORATE Give a speech (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 6, 2026
7% ASSAULT Attack a sailor in speech (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 6, 2025
6% TAR Sailor (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 28, 2026
6% CONJ Pt. of speech (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 24, 2026
6% INTRO Emcee's speech (5) Commuter Jan 24, 2026
6% ALERT On the ball (5) Commuter Jan 19, 2026
6% KEYNOTE Convention speech (7) Thomas Joseph Jan 17, 2026
6% ABATEMENT Sailor fed crew before temperature drop (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 15, 2026
6% VERB Part of speech (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 15, 2026
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