Sail a zigzag course
The crossword clue "Sail a zigzag course" is answered by TACK, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
TACK
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TACK answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for TACK
Every other clue in this collection answered by TACK, most used first.
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- Bulletin board item - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Carpet fastener - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Poster holder - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Bulletin board pin - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Sailing maneuver - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
- Small nail - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Approach - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
- Carpet nail - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
Related clues
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- Med. course - ANAT, used 44 times
- Sail support - SPAR, used 43 times
- Math course - TRIG, used 39 times
- "Of course!" - SURE, used 38 times
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