Rougher sailor twisting knot faces resistance Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RATTIER Rougher sailor twisting knot faces resistance (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 24, 2017
2% OHM Resistance unit (3) Universal Jan 9, 2026
2% RUHR Characters regularly seen in rougher industrial area (4) The Times Cryptic Jan 8, 2026
2% SALT Sailor (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 7, 2026
2% TIED Made a knot (4) Commuter Jan 6, 2026
2% RETIE Knot again (5) Universal Jan 3, 2026
2% AHOY Sailor's greeting (4)
2% OLIVER Twist of fiction (6) Newsday Jan 1, 2026
2% TIES Makes a knot (4) Commuter Dec 31, 2025
2% KNOT Twist into a pretzel (4) LA Times Daily Dec 31, 2025

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