When this absurd moniker won a hijacked 2016 poll to name a new U.K. research vessel, the result was (partly) honored: The name was given to one of the ship's unmanned submersibles Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BOATYMCBOATFACE When this absurd moniker won a hijacked 2016 poll to name a new U.K. research vessel, the result was (partly) honored: The name was given to one of the ship's unmanned submersibles (15)
43% IMAN One-named supermodel (4) New York Times Jan 6, 2026
43% ELBA Idris of "Hijack" (4) LA Times Daily Dec 25, 2025
43% POSTDOC Research position for new Ph.D.'s (7) USA Today Oct 22, 2025
41% ETA "When will u be here?" (3) USA Today Dec 30, 2025
41% DAFT Absurd (4) LA Times Daily Dec 18, 2025
41% DUB Name (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
41% GENERIC No-name (7) Commuter Dec 4, 2025
41% TOWIT Namely (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 1, 2025
41% HANDLE Name, moniker (6) The Times Concise May 8, 2025
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