Hard sources of wood for ship steering systems (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hard sources of wood for ship steering systems (5) last seen in Guardian Quick 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HELMS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HELMS Hard sources of wood for ship steering systems (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic May 10, 2025
7% TEAK Hard wood (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 13, 2025
6% TREE Source of wood (4) (4) Mirror Classic Jul 5, 2025
5% METRO Subway system (5) Commuter Oct 18, 2025
5% EASTER Festival involving a steer (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Oct 18, 2025
5% ISM System or practice (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 17, 2025
5% STEREO Sound system (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2025
5% AVOID Steer clear of (5) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
5% SHELLAC Wood finish (7) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
5% HIFI Music system (4) The Times Concise Oct 10, 2025

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