Tightens, as nautical ropes. Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FRAPS Tightens, as nautical ropes. (5)
7% TYE Nautical rope (anagram of "yet") (3)
6% AFT Nautically astern (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 5, 2025
6% SPAR Nautical pole (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 4, 2025
6% AHOY Nautical greeting (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
6% SNUGS Tightens securely (5) Newsday Oct 11, 2025
6% CABLE Nautical rope (5) The Telegraph Quick Apr 16, 2025
6% TYES Nautical ropes (4) New York Times Dec 30, 2022
6% LANYARD Nautical rope (7) Thomas Joseph Mar 12, 2020
6% HALYARDS Nautical ropes (8) The Times Concise Dec 8, 2019
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