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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Ship's captain, informally, and a hint to help you to understand five answers in this puzzle last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SKIPPER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SKIPPER Ship's captain, informally, and a hint to help you to understand five answers in this puzzle (7) Wall Street Journal Mar 20, 2025
75% ATTHEDROPOFAHAT Without hesitating, and a hint to five answers in this puzzle (15) Wall Street Journal Sep 25, 2025
65% TIP Helpful hint (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 25, 2025
65% CLUE Helpful hint (4) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
65% YADIG Informal "Understand?" (5) Newsday Sep 21, 2025
60% YES "Can I help you?" ... or an answer to "Can I help you?" (3) The Atlantic Sep 5, 2025
60% CLUES Helpful hints (5) Newsday Aug 19, 2025
60% THREEPOINTER *Helpful hint (12) Universal Aug 15, 2025
60% BACKTOSQUAREONE Hint for understanding this puzzle's starred answers (15)
57% DROPPINGBY Visiting, and a hint to what we're doing in five Across answers (10) Wall Street Journal Oct 23, 2025

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