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Some Rice Dish To Steady The Ship Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is KEDGE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: KEDGE

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%5Exact Match!
236%3 Enjoyed rice pilaf, Rice Krispies or rice balls
332%9 Slow-cooked rice dish with layers of marinated meat and saffron-infused rice

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We think the answer is "KEDGE" which means:

    noun
  • • A small anchor used for warping a vessel; also called a kedge anchor.
  • • A glutton.
  • verb
  • • To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
  • • (of a vessel) to move with the help of a kedge, as described above.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The kedge was used to tow the ship to safety."
  • • "They attached the kedge to a small boat to anchor it in place."

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The Guardian Cryptic19 Apr 2001 Across 26
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