Elizabethan sailor and explorer who said: "It isn't that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better" (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DRAKE Elizabethan sailor and explorer who said: "It isn't that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better" (5) (5)
62% ASHORE "It isn't that life _ is distasteful to me, But life at sea is better": Francis Drake (6) (6)
60% SPAN Life ___ (life expectancy) (4)
56% SCAR Mark for life (4) Commuter Oct 14, 2025
56% BIO Life story (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 6, 2025
56% EASE Carefree life (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
56% ANIMATO With life, musically (7) Premier Sunday Sep 28, 2025
56% ITS "___ a Wonderful Life" (3)
56% ISNT "Life ___ fair" (4) USA Today Sep 17, 2025
56% LIMB Life partner? (4) Universal Sep 13, 2025
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