Sailor had to sink (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABATE Sailor had to sink (5) (5)
9% LET "___ that sink in" (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 27, 2025
8% WORE Had on (4) LA Times Daily Nov 28, 2025
8% PLUNGE Sink quickly (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 27, 2025
8% RATING Sailor (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025
8% FLOATS Doesn't sink (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 17, 2025
8% ONTO Not had by (4) New York Times Nov 15, 2025
8% GOB Sailor (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 13, 2025
8% IVE "-- had it!" (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 12, 2025
8% TAR Sailor (3) The Telegraph Quick Nov 11, 2025
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