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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PHYSICAL Ship lay at sea to receive chief's initial examination (8) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 29, 2022
6% UFO Initially an alien ship (1,1,1) (3) Mirror Cryptic Dec 6, 2025
5% ASSESSOR Examiner (8) The Times Concise Dec 18, 2025
5% LOOKOVER Examine (4,4) (8) Mirror Classic Dec 18, 2025
5% ASSAIL Lay into (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 17, 2025
5% PEERAT Examine closely (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025
5% SEE Lay eyes on (3)
5% INSPECT Examine (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 11, 2025
5% OCEAN Sea (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
5% TEST Examination (4) Commuter Dec 5, 2025

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