Nautically based metaphor for an uncontrollable person Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Nautically based metaphor for an uncontrollable person featured in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle on December 14, 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LOOSECANNON.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOOSECANNON Nautically based metaphor for an uncontrollable person (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 14, 2025
2% HORNPIPE Lively nautical dance (8) The Times Specialist Dec 8, 2025
2% CRAW Metaphorical sticking point (4) USA Today Dec 7, 2025
2% AFT Nautically astern (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 5, 2025
2% SPAR Nautical pole (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 4, 2025
2% BOSS Chief sobs uncontrollably (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Dec 3, 2025
2% SHORTSTOP Person who's off-base? (9) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
2% AERO Prefix for "plane" or "nautical" (4) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
2% ALEE Out of the wind, nautically (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 25, 2025
2% FENCE Metaphorical place of indecision (5) New York Times Nov 23, 2025

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