Jolly missionary wearing sailor's hat (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Jolly missionary wearing sailor's hat (9) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 24, 2025. 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 TARPAULIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TARPAULIN Jolly missionary wearing sailor's hat (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 24, 2025
52% CLAP Applaud Liberal wearing hat (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 5, 2025
49% APOSTLE Christian missionary (7) The Sun Two Speed Jul 25, 2025
47% TIS "__ the season to be jolly" (3) Commuter Sep 16, 2025
45% TAR Sailor (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 19, 2025
45% SALT Sailor (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 3, 2025
45% LIDS Hat retailer, or slang for "hats" (4) Universal Aug 31, 2025
45% SEAMEN Sailors (6) New York Times Aug 26, 2025
45% CRACKING Jolly good (8) The Telegraph Quick Jul 26, 2025
45% MERRY Jolly, cheery (5)

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