Waves running directly against a ship’s course Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Waves running directly against a ship’s course last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HEADSEA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEADSEA Waves running directly against a ship’s course (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 7, 2019
6% YAW Veer off course, of a ship (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 6, 2025
6% YAWS Twists off course, as a ship (4) New York Times Sep 28, 2025
6% ASAP Directly (4) Newsday Sep 20, 2025
6% SURGEON Wave on the ship's doctor (7)
5% FOUGHT Battled against (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 15, 2025
5% ANTENNA Wave catcher? (7) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
5% ABRADE Grate against (6) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2025
5% SURF Ride the waves (4)
5% PAR ___ for the course (3) USA Today Oct 11, 2025

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