Reason for a yachtswoman to tack Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Reason for a yachtswoman to tack last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 HEADWIND.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEADWIND Reason for a yachtswoman to tack (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 31, 2017
3% ELLEN Long-distance yachtswoman MacArthur (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 13, 2025
3% ADD Tack on (3) Universal Jul 28, 2025
3% KAY Solo yachtswoman: - Cottee (3)
3% ADDS Tacks on (4) Premier Sunday Jun 8, 2025
2% SIN Reason to atone (3) New York Times Sep 14, 2025
2% ERGO Cruel being rejected for this reason (4) The Times Sunday Cryptic Sep 14, 2025
2% TRADE Reason for a new jersey, perhaps (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025
2% MOTIVE Reason for action (6) Commuter Sep 12, 2025
2% BASTE Hammer beats tack (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 5, 2025

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