Awkwardly sat in bow clutching a sailor Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Awkwardly sat in bow clutching a sailor last seen in Telegraph 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 BOATSWAIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BOATSWAIN Awkwardly sat in bow clutching a sailor (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 11, 2019
2% ARCO To be played with the bow (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Dec 12, 2025
2% OBI Japanese waistband with a bow (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 11, 2025
2% TIE Make a bow in (3) Thomas Joseph Dec 9, 2025
2% AYES Sailor's assents (4) Newsday Dec 9, 2025
2% SALT Sailor (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 8, 2025
2% TAR Sailor (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 8, 2025
2% THAWED Sat on the kitchen counter, perhaps (6) LA Times Daily Dec 7, 2025
2% LOLLOP Run awkwardly (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Dec 6, 2025
2% AYE "Yes, sailor!" (3) Universal Dec 5, 2025

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