The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MASTS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1988.
Holdups at sea? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MASTS | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Holdups at sea?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stays
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- atlas
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- freeze
- jam
- outlaw
- prop
- rob
- snag
Crossword Answer definitions
MASTS noun- A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments ,or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires.
- A non-judicial punishment ("NJP") disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those under his command.
- To supply and fit a mast to (a ship).
- The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals.
- (of swine and other animals) To feed on forest seed or fruit.
- (of a population of plants) To vary fruit and seed production in multi-year cycles.
- A type of heavy cue, with the broad end of which one strikes the ball.
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