Wayward sailor working up marines a lot at first (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wayward sailor working up marines a lot at first (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 13, 2025. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ABNORMAL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABNORMAL Wayward sailor working up marines a lot at first (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
6% ERRANT Roving; wayward (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
6% NAVAL Of sailors, marine (5) (5) Puzzler Jul 10, 2025
5% ACRE Lot measurement (4) USA Today Oct 11, 2025
5% TARS Sailors (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
5% TAR Sailor (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 7, 2025
5% OPENS Works the first shift at a café, say (5) LA Times Daily Oct 7, 2025
5% AVAST Sailor's "Stop!" (5) Commuter Oct 7, 2025
5% BRIG Jail for a sailor (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 6, 2025
5% FEW Not a lot (3) The Times Concise Oct 3, 2025

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