Returning ship, poetically, is a national symbol (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEEK Returning ship, poetically, is a national symbol (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 12, 2024
8% EAGLE National symbol (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 23, 2025
8% FLAG National symbol (4) Commuter Sep 3, 2025
7% YON That there, poetically (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 30, 2025
7% RELABEL Prepare for return shipping, say (7) Wall Street Journal Aug 27, 2025
7% FLAGDAY Celebration of a national symbol (7)
6% TIS Poetic contraction (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 27, 2025
6% AHOYMATEY Ship-to-ship communication (9) New York Times Sep 27, 2025
6% ORBS Planets, poetically (4) Universal Sep 25, 2025
6% ASTERISK * symbol (8) Commuter Sep 24, 2025

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