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noun • a plant fiber used for making rope • Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope | ||||||||
| 36% | 5 | Strip sails and ropes from | ||||||
verb • To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.). • To disable. • To undress (someone). | ||||||||
| 28% | 11 | A ship with fore-and-aft rigged sails on the two forward masts and square rigged sails on the others | ||||||
noun • A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast | ||||||||
Maker Of Ropes And Sails Crossword Clue
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SISAL which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SISAL
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | Adjusting, freeing, or gathering sails
The Guardian Cryptic -
02 Mar 2009 | The Guardian Cryptic / 02 Mar 2009 |
2 | A ship with fore-and-aft rigged sails on the two forward masts and square rigged sails on the others | |
3 | Like the aft sails
New York Times -
04 Jun 2015 | New York Times / 04 Jun 2015 |
4 | Sailors actively labouring, trimming sails initially
Telegraph Cryptic -
26 Sep 2024 | Telegraph Cryptic / 26 Sep 2024 |
5 | Sails used in combination with other types of sails on a ship | |
6 | Strip sails and ropes from
New York Times -
28 Sep 2021 | New York Times / 28 Sep 2021 |
7 | Take down the sails
New York Times -
22 Feb 1978 | New York Times / 22 Feb 1978 |
