Ropes for raising and lowering sails or flags Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Ropes for raising and lowering sails or flags . 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 HALYARDS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HALYARDS Ropes for raising and lowering sails or flags (8)
3% TIRE Flag (4) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
3% DEMERIT Mark against Democrat with raised flag (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
3% CLEW Lower corner of a sail (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 16, 2025
3% MASTS Flag holders or sail supports on ships (5)
3% HOIST Raise a flag high, say (5)
3% PARRAL Rope loop for raising or lowering sail. (6)
2% MAST It holds a sail (4) USA Today Nov 9, 2025
2% OUR "...that __ flag was still there" (3) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
2% NAVY Sails force? (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 6, 2025
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