Sails close to the wind — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Sails close to the wind”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 9th Jan 1994. 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 “Sails close to the wind” is LUFFS (5 letters).
We last saw “Sails close to the wind” in NYT Crossword on 9th Jan 1994.
The 5-letter answer for “Sails close to the wind” is LUFFS.
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