Drag of canvas thrown overboard to keep the ship's head to the wind Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Drag of canvas thrown overboard to keep the ship's head to the wind . 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 SEAANCHOR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SEAANCHOR Drag of canvas thrown overboard to keep the ship's head to the wind (9)
6% SAILCLOTH Canvas (9) Puzzler Backwords Feb 14, 2026
6% TOSSED Thrown to journalist on ship (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 22, 2025
6% JETSAM Material that's been deliberately thrown overboard (6) New York Times Nov 18, 2025
5% YAS Encouragement for a drag queen (3) USA Today Feb 17, 2026
5% LUGS Drags with effort (4) Commuter Feb 13, 2026
5% HAUL Drag (4) The Times Sunday Concise Feb 8, 2026
5% GRIT Keep-on-keeping-on quality (4) New York Times Feb 7, 2026
5% IRRITATES Rarities at sea will keep heading for The Needles (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
5% TRAWL Fish by dragging a net (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 3, 2026
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