Drum-like machine for hauling in heavy ropes Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Drum-like machine for hauling in heavy ropes last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CAPSTAN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CAPSTAN Drum-like machine for hauling in heavy ropes (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 7, 2018
3% TOW Haul (3) The Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
3% HAWSER Heavy rope (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Nov 28, 2025
3% BEATBOXER Drum machine mimic (9) Wall Street Journal Nov 18, 2025
2% SISAL Rope fiber (5) Commuter Dec 17, 2025
2% LEADEN Heavy or sluggish (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025
2% PRESS Printing machine (5) Universal Dec 15, 2025
2% TOWED Hauled away (5) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
2% ORE Miner's haul (3)
2% ARRESTED Hauled to the station (8) Commuter Dec 12, 2025

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