Ropes for raising and lowering sails or flags Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HALYARDS Ropes for raising and lowering sails or flags (8)
3% HOISTS Raises, as flags (6) Newsday Jan 11, 2026
3% REEFKNOT Rope bind commonly used in sail riggings (4,4) (8) The Guardian Weekend Dec 27, 2025
3% ASEA Sailing (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 27, 2025
3% HOIST Raise, as a flag (5) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
3% PARRAL Rope loop for raising or lowering sail. (6)
2% TOW Pull with a rope (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 10, 2026
2% SISAL Rope fibre (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 9, 2026
2% LEG Lower limb (3) The Telegraph Mini Jan 5, 2026
2% ELEVATE Raise (7) The Telegraph Quick Jan 1, 2026
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