Returning, the ships may be waiting for a wind Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Returning, the ships may be waiting for a wind . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SLOOPS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SLOOPS Returning, the ships may be waiting for a wind (6)
6% ELECT In waiting (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 5, 2025
6% PORT Left of a ship ... or what a ship may have left (4) New York Times Sep 30, 2025
6% SEC "Wait a __!" (3) Commuter Sep 1, 2025
6% RELABEL Prepare for return shipping, say (7) Wall Street Journal Aug 27, 2025
6% SERVES Waits on (6) New York Times Aug 21, 2025
6% BIDE Wait (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 3, 2025
5% AMBUSH Lie in wait for (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 19, 2025
5% VANE It's blowing in the wind (4) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
5% OBOE One of the winds (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
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