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noun • a tight cluster of people or things • any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object • a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged • (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour • something twisted and tight and swollen • soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design • a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere verb • make into knots; make knots out of • tie or fasten into a knot • tangle or complicate | ||||||||
| 30% | 8 | Outdoes other sailors in speed | ||||||
verb • sail faster or better than | ||||||||
| 28% | 10 | What sailors tighten to increase speed | ||||||
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Sailors Speed Crossword Clue
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KNOTS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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KNOTS
Updated: October 11, 2023
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| New York Times15 Apr 2005 | Across 22 | |
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| Clue | Source | |
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1 | Helps sailors calculate speed over a known distance | |
2 | Mad speed - speed that's utterly reckless
The Guardian Cryptic -
15 Jan 2003 | The Guardian Cryptic / 15 Jan 2003 |
3 | Pure speed – beyond maximum speed!
Telegraph Toughie -
25 Oct 2023 | Telegraph Toughie / 25 Oct 2023 |
4 | Ratio of a body's speed to the speed of sound
The Guardian Quick -
18 Mar 2004 | The Guardian Quick / 18 Mar 2004 |
5 | Speed or velocity; cost; or, class/rank of ships or sailors
Telegraph Herculis -
30 Jan 2023 | Telegraph Herculis / 30 Jan 2023 |
6 | Term for sailors or sailors' food | |
7 | Writer who said "I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander"
New York Times -
02 Dec 2004 | New York Times / 02 Dec 2004 |
