The old man with good vessel's capsized -- substitute required Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STOPGAP The old man with good vessel's capsized -- substitute required (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 6, 2016
61% NEANDERTHAL Old man? (11) New York Times Jan 31, 2026
61% GRUNGY Requiring a good scrubbing (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 29, 2025
58% ENOCH Methuselah's old man (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 20, 2026
58% SEA "The Old Man and the __" (3) Commuter Dec 26, 2025
55% LISTED Began to capsize, say (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 31, 2026
55% VELCRO Zipper substitute (6) Eugene Sheffer Jan 30, 2026
55% NEED Require (4) USA Today Jan 27, 2026
55% DEPUTISE Substitute (8) (8) Puzzler Jan 13, 2026
55% SURROGATE Substitute (9) (9) Mirror Classic Jan 8, 2026

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