On open ocean is tarry anchor Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue On open ocean is tarry anchor featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on November 20, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MAINSTAY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAINSTAY On open ocean is tarry anchor (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 20, 2025
2% SAILS Weighs anchor having trouble on board (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 20, 2025
2% CORAL Ocean reef material (5) Newsday Nov 19, 2025
2% ATSEA On an ocean cruise (5) Newsday Nov 18, 2025
2% BLUE Melancholic ocean (4) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 18, 2025
2% CRAN Ocean Spray prefix (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 18, 2025
2% ISLE Speck in the ocean, say (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 17, 2025
2% LINER Ocean cruiser (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 15, 2025
2% MIST Ocean spray (4) USA Today Nov 12, 2025
2% SHIP Ocean liner (4) Newsday Nov 10, 2025

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