On an even ___, phrase for when something's steady and balanced, that comes from sailor slang for a ship's backbone being level in water Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KEEL On an even ___, phrase for when something's steady and balanced, that comes from sailor slang for a ship's backbone being level in water (4)
54% DEAD ___ in the water, phrase for when an idea is going nowhere, that comes from sailor slang for a motionless ship on calm, windless seas (4)
51% SEALEGS Steadiness on a ship (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 12, 2026
47% ROPES Know the ___, phrase for understanding how something works, that comes from sailor slang for mastering miles of rigging (5)
47% ANDES Backbone of S. A. (5)
45% TARS Sailors, in slang (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 15, 2026
42% GROGGY Feeling ___, word for when you're half-asleep or disoriented, that comes from sailor slang for having too much of a watered rum ration (6)
42% SIL The "S" of RSVP (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 3, 2026
42% AGE The "A" of A/S/L (3) LA Times Daily Oct 13, 2026
42% ARISE Come into being (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 12, 2026
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