The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LEAK which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Coxswain’s nightmare crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEAK | 100 % | 4 |
Why may LEAK be the right solution?
The answer "LEAK" is the right solution because a leak in a boat can be a nightmare for a coxswain as it can lead to sinking or other dangerous situations.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Coxswain’s nightmare
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stroke
- amateur
- boat
- cadence
- cockswain
- cox
- coxed
- coxless
- crew
- eight
- hold water
- oar
Crossword Answer definitions
LEAK noun- A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
- A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
- The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
- A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
- The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.
- (especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
- To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
- (of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
- To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
- Leaky.
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