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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 | ||||||||
| 39% | 7 | Secured, as a sailor's rope | ||||||
noun • something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured verb • turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him • fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat | ||||||||
| 30% | 5 | Yellowish dried natural fibre | ||||||
noun • plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder • material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds • a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white • a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth adjective satellite • of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored verb • cover or provide with or as if with straw • spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic) | ||||||||
Rope Fibre Is Secured By Sailor Then Cut 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 | A fibre obtained from an animal's hair or fur | |
2 | A type of fibre derived from the leaves of an agave plant | |
3 | Guide rope finally put in place, ton secured
The Guardian Cryptic -
13 Feb 2014 | The Guardian Cryptic / 13 Feb 2014 |
4 | Plant fibre used for making rope
The Guardian Quick -
02 Feb 2016 | The Guardian Quick / 02 Feb 2016 |
5 | Rope-making fibre
The Guardian Quick -
06 Jan 2017 | The Guardian Quick / 06 Jan 2017 |
6 | Rough rope fibre
The Guardian Quick -
19 Sep 2007 | The Guardian Quick / 19 Sep 2007 |
7 | Secured, as a sailor's rope
New York Times -
31 Jul 2020 | New York Times / 31 Jul 2020 |
