The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HOIST , but the solution may also be HOISTER which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in LA Times).
Block and tackle, eg crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HOIST | 67 % | 5 |
| HOISTER | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Block and tackle, eg
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pulley
- jigger
- hoist
- hoisting
- hoists
- becket
- chockablock
- clip
- drift
- drifting
- lick
- spear
Crossword Answer definitions
HOIST noun- A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.
- The act of hoisting; a lift.
- The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length, when flying from a staff.
- The vertical edge of a flag which is next to the staff.
- The height of a fore-and-aft sail, next the mast or stay.
- To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
- To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
- To lift someone up to be flogged.
- To be lifted up.
- To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
- To steal, to rob.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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