Creature leaving sinking ship? Sailor returned Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Creature leaving sinking ship? Sailor returned last seen in Times Quick 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RAT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RAT Creature leaving sinking ship? Sailor returned (3) The Times Quick Cryptic May 24, 2024
6% LET "___ that sink in" (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 27, 2025
6% SOS Distress signal from a sinking ship (3)
6% SCUTTLE Deliberately sink (a ship) (7) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2025
6% ABANDONS Leaves (sinking ship) (8)
6% RATS They leave the sinking ship (4)
5% TAR Sailor (3) The Telegraph Quick Nov 3, 2025
5% DRAIN Sink or bathtub outlet (5)
5% BEASTS Creatures (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 28, 2025
5% SENT Shipped (4) Commuter Oct 25, 2025

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