The tall pole supporting a sail that is nearest a ship's bow (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FOREMAST The tall pole supporting a sail that is nearest a ship's bow (8) (8)
78% MAST Sail's support, on a ship (4)
73% SLOOP Sailing ship (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 22, 2025
70% MASTS Flag holders or sail supports on ships (5)
67% THAT "___ ship has sailed" (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2025
67% SPARS Ship poles (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 22, 2025
62% CROWSNEST Lookout on the masthead of a sailing ship (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 19, 2025
59% KIN Nearest and dearest (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 25, 2025
56% ROD Pole (3) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
56% TOPMASTS Tall spars on sailing ships (8)
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