Flag hoisted when a ship is about to sail — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “Flag hoisted when a ship is about to sail”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 24th May 2017. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Flag hoisted when a ship is about to sail” is BLUEPETER (9 letters).
We last saw “Flag hoisted when a ship is about to sail” in Guardian Quick on 24th May 2017.
The 9-letter answer for “Flag hoisted when a ship is about to sail” is BLUEPETER.
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