The captain is one who can handle a rope (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SKIPPER The captain is one who can handle a rope (7) (7)
7% LETME "I can handle that for you" (5) New York Times Dec 28, 2025
7% ELEGY "O Captain! My Captain!," for one (5) LA Times Daily Dec 12, 2025
7% TREAT Handle (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 9, 2025
7% BEATNIK One who can dig it, daddy-o (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 1, 2025
7% HEROINE Captain Marvel, for one (7) LA Times Daily Nov 1, 2025
6% TUG ___ of war (game with a rope) (3)
6% TOW Pull with a rope (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 10, 2026
6% SISAL Rope fibre (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 9, 2026
6% HILT Sword handle (4) Universal Jan 7, 2026
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