Unusual Cretan ship lacks a muscular sealing system (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPHINCTER Unusual Cretan ship lacks a muscular sealing system (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 31, 2025
5% SHUT Seal; sealed (4) The Telegraph Quick Nov 7, 2025
4% ODDLY Unusually (5) (5) Puzzler Dec 21, 2025
4% JAR Tight-sealed container (3)
4% HOMOPHONE As "ceiling" is of "sealing" * (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 17, 2025
4% SEAELEPHANT The largest type of seal (11) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 15, 2025
4% ORCA Seal hunter (4) LA Times Daily Dec 14, 2025
4% INTRA Start for mural or muscular (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
4% STEREO Sound system (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 13, 2025
4% TOTE Betting system (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 12, 2025

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