Sailor's scheme to save time is hard to understand Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sailor's scheme to save time is hard to understand last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 ABSTRUSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABSTRUSE Sailor's scheme to save time is hard to understand (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 16, 2018
6% HASSLING Giving a hard time (8) Commuter Sep 5, 2025
6% PLOT Scheme (4) LA Times Daily Sep 2, 2025
6% COMPLEX An obsession hard to understand (7) (7)
6% PEP Energy savings scheme (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Jun 21, 2025
6% BASIC Not hard to understand (5)
5% GROK Understand intuitively (4) Newsday Sep 5, 2025
5% SALT Sailor (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 3, 2025
5% PLOY Cunning scheme (4) USA Today Sep 1, 2025
5% RUSES Sly schemes (5) New York Times Aug 31, 2025

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