Old seaman holding forth Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old seaman holding forth featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on December 8, 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ORATING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ORATING Old seaman holding forth (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
4% ORATE Hold forth (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025
3% EMIT Send forth (4) Universal Dec 6, 2025
3% EVOCATE Call forth (7) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 9, 2025
3% EVOKES Brings forth (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
3% ORNATE Hold forth about knight decorated (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Oct 31, 2025
2% HERE "Hold this" (4) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
2% BLAMES Holds liable (6) Commuter Nov 28, 2025
2% REINSIN Holds back (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 28, 2025
2% ETC And so forth: Abbr. (3) Universal Nov 27, 2025

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