Small fish that's preserved for captain Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Small fish that's preserved for captain last seen in Times Quick 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SKIPPER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SKIPPER Small fish that's preserved for captain (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 31, 2024
6% SPRAT Small sea fish (5) (5) Mirror Classic Jan 10, 2026
6% SAVE Preserve (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 29, 2025
6% INA Big fish -- small pond (3) Premier Sunday Dec 21, 2025
6% SMELT Reeked - small fish (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Dec 20, 2025
6% STENCH Small fish stink (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Dec 8, 2025
5% AHAB Ishmael's captain (4) Universal Jan 9, 2026
5% ROE Fish-to-be (3) LA Times Daily Jan 7, 2026
5% BIG Not small (3)
5% AYE Captain's "yes" (3)

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