Former naval term for bread rather than ship’s biscuit Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Former naval term for bread rather than ship’s biscuit 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SOFT TACK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOFT TACK Former naval term for bread rather than ship’s biscuit (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 19, 2020
7% LIEU In ___ of (rather than) (4) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
6% ORAL Spoken rather than written, as an exam (4)
6% INTHENEARFUTURE Sooner rather than later (15) New York Times Aug 15, 2025
5% NAAN Indian bread (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 18, 2025
5% NAANS Indian breads (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 17, 2025
5% RYES Deli breads (4) Universal Oct 17, 2025
5% ENSIGN US naval officer (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 16, 2025
5% LOAF Unit of bread (4) Commuter Oct 16, 2025
5% RYE Bread for a Reuben (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2025

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