Drink with famous sailor in hold (4,6) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Drink with famous sailor in hold (4,6) last seen in Guardian 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HALFNELSON.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HALFNELSON Drink with famous sailor in hold (4,6) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 18, 2024
8% TAR Sailor (3) The Telegraph Quick Nov 3, 2025
8% MARINERS Pitworkers hold a right to be sailors (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 25, 2025
8% TARS Sailors (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
8% CLASSYMATEY Sailor who drinks only the finest grog? (11) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
8% STANDARD Famous Democrat holding together with flag (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 11, 2025
8% NELSON Hold a famous sailor (6)
7% POSSESS Hold (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 9, 2025
7% SEADOG Experienced sailor (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
7% AVAST Sailor's "Stop!" (5) Newsday Nov 9, 2025

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