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verb • become taut or tauter • make taut or tauter | ||||||||
| 30% | 7 | Preserved in a way that stretches the skin tight | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
Stretches Tight As Sails Crossword Clue
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TAUTENS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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TAUTENS
Updated: October 10, 2023
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