Ship lay at sea to receive chief's initial examination Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Ship lay at sea to receive chief's initial examination last seen in Guardian 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 PHYSICAL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PHYSICAL Ship lay at sea to receive chief's initial examination (8) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 29, 2022
6% PROBED Examined pupil, initially dressed up? (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
6% UFO Initially an alien ship (1,1,1) (3) Mirror Cryptic Oct 11, 2025
5% LOOKOVER Examine (4,4) (8) Puzzler Oct 12, 2025
5% INSPECT Examine closely (7) The Times Concise Oct 6, 2025
5% PAYEE Money receiver (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 4, 2025
5% SOS Distress signal from a ship at sea (3)
5% AHOYMATEY Ship-to-ship communication (9) New York Times Sep 27, 2025
5% ARGO Jason's ship, or 2012's Best Picture (4) Universal Sep 26, 2025
5% TEST Examination (4) Commuter Sep 25, 2025

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