It's used for rope – or sails, possibly Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SISAL It's used for rope - or sails, possibly (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic May 30, 2025
87% REEFKNOT Rope bind commonly used in sail riggings (4,4) (8) The Guardian Weekend Dec 27, 2025
76% ASEA Sailing (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 27, 2025
73% SAVE Use Ctrl-S (4) Commuter Nov 14, 2025
73% PROSE Used ropes, not poetry (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 30, 2025
69% LATEEN Triangular sail (6) New York Times Jan 25, 2026
69% HAS "That ship ___ sailed" (3) USA Today Jan 25, 2026
69% RIATA Rodeo rope (5) LA Times Daily Jan 23, 2026
69% EMBARK Set sail (6) New York Times Jan 20, 2026
69% TACK Sailing manoeuvre (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 18, 2026

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