The means I contrived to control the sail (9) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAINSHEET The means I contrived to control the sail (9) (9)
8% REIN Means of control (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
7% PAT Contrived (3) Thomas Joseph Sep 4, 2025
6% MAST It holds a sail (4) USA Today Nov 9, 2025
6% VIA By means of (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
6% NAVY Sails force? (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 6, 2025
6% SEE "__ what I mean?" (3) Commuter Oct 30, 2025
6% GETSHOTOF Contrive to lose snap? (9) The Times Cryptic Oct 30, 2025
6% SLOOP Sailing ship (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 22, 2025
6% LEAN __ and mean (4) Commuter Oct 20, 2025
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