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)
60% LUST ___ for life (4) Universal Oct 7, 2026
60% OHWELL "Such is life" (6) LA Times Daily Sep 9, 2026
60% ASHORE "It isn't that life _ is distasteful to me, But life at sea is better": Francis Drake (6) (6)
58% MARINE Like sea-dwelling life (6)
58% AHWELL "Such is life" (6) Universal Aug 17, 2026
56% SCARRED Marked for life (7) Thomas Joseph Oct 16, 2026
56% DEAR "Hang on for ___ life!" (4)
56% ITS "___ a Wonderful Life" (3)
56% BIO Life story (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2026
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