Who hopes to profit from French sea air? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Who hopes to profit from French sea air? featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on January 22, 2026. 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 MERCHANT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MERCHANT Who hopes to profit from French sea air? (8) The Times Cryptic Jan 22, 2026
5% GAIN Profit (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 17, 2026
5% UTIMUR We use, employ and profit from (6) The Times O Tempora Jan 17, 2026
5% LAHTI Christine of "Chicago Hope" (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 17, 2026
5% EMOTION Hope or sadness (7) Commuter Jan 15, 2026
5% OPTIMISTIC Hopeful (10) Commuter Jan 14, 2026
5% DEPORT Expel from French harbour (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 12, 2026
5% ALOFT In the air (5) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
5% OUI What a French person might hope to hear after proposing (3)
5% PIER Structure leading from the shore into the sea (4) (4) Puzzler Jan 11, 2026

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