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Sailing maneuver to avoid a pirate's threat?

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword October 21, 2018 Answers

Trying to solve the clue "Sailing maneuver to avoid a pirate's threat?"? It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword puzzle on October 21, 2018. From 154 answers in our database, DEFENSIVETACK (13 letters) is the best fit with a 99% match rate. We've ranked every potential solution below so you can find the one that works for your grid.

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154 Other Potential Answers

99%
DEFENSIVETACK
Sailing maneuver to avoid a pirate's threat?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 21, 2018
6%
TACKINTOTHEWIND
Perform a sailing maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 2, 2021
3%
EASE
Smooth sailing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
3%
NONOS
Things to avoid
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2026
3%
TRYME
Defiant response to a threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 20, 2026
3%
ATRISK
Under threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
3%
PAPERTIGER
Empty threat
Universal Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
3%
KARATECHOP
Handy maneuver?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
3%
CARDINALSPIN
Arizona running back's evasive maneuver?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
3%
DODGE
Evasive maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
3%
ORELSE
Part of a vague threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
3%
CALMSEA
Place for smooth sailing
Universal Crossword · Jan 1, 2026
3%
IDLE
___ threat
Universal Crossword · Dec 29, 2025
3%
ROOM
Space to maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 28, 2025
3%
BARRELROLL
*Pilot's aerobatic maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 9, 2025
3%
SORESUBJECT
Topic you'd prefer to avoid
Universal Crossword · Dec 1, 2025
3%
ENDRUN
Evasive maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2025
3%
THIRDRAIL
Topic to avoid, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 28, 2025
3%
ATSEA
Lost, or sailing
Universal Crossword · Oct 21, 2025
3%
PACKAGES
Items stolen by porch pirates
Universal Crossword · Oct 20, 2025
3%
LOOP
360-degree maneuver in an air show
Universal Crossword · Oct 1, 2025
3%
DODGED
Managed to avoid
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2025
3%
LEGOS
Bricks to avoid stepping on, informally?
Universal Crossword · Jul 10, 2025
3%
EVADE
Cleverly avoid
Universal Crossword · Jul 7, 2025
3%
ASTEROID
"Armageddon" threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 15, 2025
3%
DEKE
Wild maneuver?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2025
3%
DONTROCKTHEBOAT
"Things are going well, so avoid sudden changes"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 27, 2025
3%
TOURISTTRAP
You might avoid one while exploring a new city
Universal Crossword · May 16, 2025
3%
LEEWAY
Room to maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 7, 2025
3%
PLOY
Devious maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 16, 2025
3%
SIDEBALLET
Performance in which dancers avoid center stage?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2025
3%
OUR
"__ Flag Means Death": Max comedy with pirates
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 7, 2025
3%
ESS
Slalom maneuver
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Apr 2, 2025
3%
SEA
Place for pirates
Universal Crossword · Mar 26, 2025
3%
TRIPLE
___ threat (singer-actor-dancer, for example)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2025
3%
OPENSEA
Expanse for clear sailing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 3, 2025
3%
GRR
Mutt’s threat
Premier Sunday Crossword · Feb 2, 2025
3%
SLID
Moved to avoid the tag
Universal Crossword · Jan 2, 2025
3%
CHOPPYWATERS
Rough sailing, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 1, 2025
3%
SHIPMATE
Fellow member of a sailing crew
Premier Sunday Crossword · Dec 8, 2024
3%
ORELSEWHAT
Defiant retort to a vague threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2024
3%
TACTIC
Strategic maneuver
Universal Crossword · Oct 17, 2024
3%
TRADE
Fantasy maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 13, 2024
3%
FRONTFLIP
Gymnasts' heels-over-head maneuver ... and a hint for making sense of the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · May 30, 2024
3%
BIAS
Thing for job interviewers to avoid
Universal Crossword · May 26, 2024
3%
HIDES
Tries to avoid being seen
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2024
3%
MARAUDERS
Bandits, pirates and such
Universal Crossword · Apr 22, 2024
3%
DONTS
Heading on a list of actions to avoid
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 8, 2024
3%
TOMCRUISES
“Jerry Maguire” star goes sailing?
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 24, 2024
3%
MENACED
Posed a threat to
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2024
3%
MOBS
Crowds to avoid
Universal Crossword · Dec 28, 2023
3%
DOSIDO
Circular square dance maneuver
Premier Sunday Crossword · Dec 24, 2023
3%
SWORDOFDAMOCLES
Looming threat, from a Greek parable
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2023
3%
WHEELIE
Hazardous 55-Across maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 16, 2023
3%
UTURN
180-degree maneuver
Universal Crossword · Dec 12, 2023
3%
AVERT
Narrowly avoid
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 1, 2023
3%
ALLEYOOP
Showy basketball maneuver
Universal Crossword · Sep 29, 2023
3%
ACNE
Spots you hope to avoid?
Universal Crossword · Sep 6, 2023
3%
GROUNDOUT
Routine infield maneuver
Universal Crossword · Aug 27, 2023
3%
FLYBY
Impressive Blue Angels maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2023
3%
YARE
Easy to maneuver, at sea
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2023
3%
OLLIE
Skateboarding maneuver
Universal Crossword · Jun 19, 2023
3%
REPLYALL
Email button to avoid when sharing office gossip
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2023
3%
ALIENS
Sci-fi threat
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Apr 25, 2023
3%
LPGA
Women's grp. that tries to avoid hazards
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2023
3%
ERRORS
Competitive crossword solvers strive to avoid them
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2023
3%
SLIDHOME
Tried to avoid the catcher's tag
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2023
3%
IMSOSCARED
Facetious response to an idle threat
Universal Crossword · Jan 14, 2023
3%
SNOOZE
Button to avoid hitting too many times
Universal Crossword · Jan 14, 2023
3%
IRONMAN
Athletic event for a triple threat
Universal Crossword · Jan 7, 2023
3%
UBOAT
WWII sea threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 18, 2022
3%
PUFF
Verb in the Big Bad Wolf's threat
Universal Crossword · Dec 15, 2022
3%
CARAVEL
Small sailing ship
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 12, 2022
3%
GLUTEN
What celiacs avoid
Universal Crossword · Oct 29, 2022
3%
FEAROFHATS
Excellent reason to avoid a career as a milliner?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 23, 2022
3%
TILT
Pinball cheater's maneuver
Universal Crossword · Oct 2, 2022
3%
ORI
“... — quit!” (threat ender)
Premier Sunday Crossword · Aug 14, 2022
3%
ADS
Things you may pay to avoid
Universal Crossword · Jul 27, 2022
3%
HASTO
Cannot avoid
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jun 24, 2022
3%
SNEAK
Quarterback maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 10, 2022
3%
AERIAL
Gymnast's off-the-ground maneuver
Universal Crossword · Apr 18, 2022
3%
ILLSUE
Legal threat
Universal Crossword · Apr 5, 2022
3%
OAF
China shop threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 31, 2022
3%
CREW
Staff for sailing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 2, 2022
3%
WINDSORKNOTS
Choice of sailing terms?
Universal Crossword · Dec 7, 2021
3%
ZIG
Evasive maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 3, 2021
3%
LATERAL
Gridiron maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 19, 2021
3%
JUMPSHOT
High court maneuver?
Universal Crossword · Nov 17, 2021
3%
STAYOFF
*Continue to avoid, as alcohol
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2021
3%
BACKWARDFLIP
Tough gymnastics maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2021
3%
LUNGE
Fencing maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 17, 2021
3%
ELUDE
Manage to avoid
Universal Crossword · Oct 13, 2021
3%
YANKEECLIPPER
19th-century sailing ship
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Oct 1, 2021
3%
NOD
Member of a noted sailing trio
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2021
3%
RATTLER
Western movie threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2021
3%
RAINTEASER
TV weather promo about a storm threat?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2021
3%
LOWPROFILE
*Something kept to avoid attention
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2021
3%
SQUEEZEPLAY
Dramatic baseball maneuver, or what you can do within each starred answer to form two words/phrases?
Universal Crossword · Jul 28, 2021
3%
GRRR
Mutt’s threat
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 11, 2021
3%
CREWS
Serves on a sailing vessel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 10, 2021
3%
BYPASSES
Roads that avoid downtown
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2021
3%
TIC
*Strategic maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2021
3%
SHUN
Repeatedly avoid
Universal Crossword · Jun 15, 2021
3%
ARMBAR
Hand-to-hand combat maneuver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 10, 2021
3%
BELTLOOT
Booty that pirates store near their booties?
Universal Crossword · May 20, 2021
3%
BADAREA
Part of town to avoid
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2021
1%
PESTS
Crop threats
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 14, 2026
1%
ELSE
"... or ___!" (threat's end)
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
SHIED
___ away from (avoided)
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
1%
DEHORN
Make less threatening, as a bull
Universal Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
1%
KETO
Diet in which bread is avoided
Universal Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
1%
HUMANRACE
Group often threatened by aliens in sci-fi
Universal Crossword · Jan 9, 2026
1%
ASHTREE
Growth threatened by an emerald borer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 2, 2025
1%
END
Oft-avoided bread slice
Universal Crossword · Sep 12, 2025
1%
FEINTS
Tricky maneuvers
Universal Crossword · Jul 4, 2025
1%
SHARPTURNS
Sudden stunt-driving maneuvers
Universal Crossword · May 21, 2025
1%
SANDCASTLE
Structure threatened by rising sea levels?
Universal Crossword · Jan 12, 2025
1%
DODGES
Skillfully avoids
Universal Crossword · Dec 7, 2024
1%
REEFS
Habitats threatened by coral bleaching
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2024
1%
ITCANTBEHELPED
"This is unavoidable"
Universal Crossword · Oct 6, 2024
1%
CAROL
Go a-wassailing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2024
1%
PALEO
Diet that avoids processed foods
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 21, 2024
1%
POWERGRABS
Megalomaniac's maneuvers
Universal Crossword · May 25, 2024
1%
FBI
Org. concerned with domestic threats
Universal Crossword · May 4, 2024
1%
SORESPOT
Subject worth avoiding
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2024
1%
SEAGAN
One who avoids all animal products except fish
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 25, 2024
1%
ITSUPPORT
Aid in avoiding viruses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 10, 2024
1%
DURESS
Under ___ (being threatened)
Universal Crossword · Nov 24, 2023
1%
SWIVELS
Twisty rumba maneuvers
Universal Crossword · Nov 22, 2023
1%
ICKFACTOR
Measure of grossness avoided in the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 6, 2023
1%
FRONTFLIPS
Acrobatic maneuvers performed by the starred clues' answers?
Universal Crossword · Aug 28, 2023
1%
SPASM
Unavoidable jerk
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2023
1%
WORMED
__ out of: slyly avoided
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 4, 2023
1%
SALUTES
Military maneuvers?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2023
1%
EVASIVE
Like tricky maneuvers
Universal Crossword · Dec 7, 2022
1%
REVERSECOMMUTE
Travel that largely avoids rush-hour traffic
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2022
1%
HOOT
YA novel by Carl Hiaasen about a threatened owl habitat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2022
1%
HOLDINGPATTERNS
Aircraft's delay maneuvers, or what 20-, 27- and 48-Across are doing?
Universal Crossword · Aug 3, 2022
1%
ANDIFIDONT
"You think your threats scare me?"
Universal Crossword · Jul 29, 2022
1%
DRAFTDODGER
Medical pro who avoids the rear of the ship?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2022
1%
RUNAROUND
Evasive maneuvering, and what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 2022
1%
LOOMOVER
Stand threateningly above
Universal Crossword · Feb 9, 2022
1%
HOVERHAND
Pose that avoids touching somebody in a photo
Universal Crossword · Feb 5, 2022
1%
DANCEDAROUND
Purposefully avoided, like an issue (... letters 4-8)
Universal Crossword · Jan 20, 2022
1%
VEGANMENU
Diner list for animal product avoiders
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 19, 2021
1%
TAME
Not threatening
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 20, 2021
1%
HAIRYSITUATION
Predicament that might be avoided using the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across?
Universal Crossword · Jul 21, 2021
1%
BOLDMOVES
Daring maneuvers
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jul 20, 2021
1%
GNAR
Growl threateningly
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 18, 2021
1%
MEAT
What a vegetarian avoids
Universal Crossword · Jul 7, 2021
1%
SPRAT
Fat avoider Jack
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 4, 2021
1%
EDGED
Barely avoided tying
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2021
1%
EXTORT
Obtain by threatening
Premier Sunday Crossword · Apr 11, 2021
1%
ALLCASH
Kind of offer that avoids financing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2021

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How many possible solutions does "Sailing maneuver to avoid a pirate's threat?" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 154 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is DEFENSIVETACK (13 letters).
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The best answer for "Sailing maneuver to avoid a pirate's threat?" is DEFENSIVETACK with 13 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
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This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on October 21, 2018.
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