Literary captain who says "It's better to sail with a moody good captain than a laughing bad one" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PELEG Literary captain who says "It's better to sail with a moody good captain than a laughing bad one" (5)
63% ELEGY "O Captain! My Captain!," for one (5) LA Times Daily Dec 12, 2025
61% SEAMAN Captain Ahab, for one (6) Eugene Sheffer Feb 5, 2026
59% LOG Captain's record (3) LA Times Daily Feb 16, 2026
59% SOMALIPIRATES Antagonists in 2013's "Captain Phillips" (13) New York Times Feb 14, 2026
59% AYE "Yes, captain!" (3) The Telegraph Mini Feb 10, 2026
59% AHAB Melville captain (4) LA Times Daily Jan 27, 2026
56% HEROINE Captain Marvel, for one (7) LA Times Daily Nov 1, 2025
56% NEMO Literary captain (4) Newsday Jan 6, 2017
56% QUEEG Literary captain (5)
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