Cryptic crossword clue
Sailor to finish the game on board 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MATE

Show related crossword clues

Buddy explains!

The straight part

We know that "Sailor/to finish the game on board" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sailor/to finish the game on board = mate.

The cryptic/wordplay part

In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does MATE mean?

1. A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
2. (especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
3. A friend, usually of the same sex.
4. Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age
5. In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
6. A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
7. A first mate.
8. A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
9. The other member of a matched pair of objects.
10. A suitable companion; a match; an equal.

1. To match, fit together without space between.
2. To copulate.
3. To pair in order to raise offspring
4. To arrange in matched pairs.
5. To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
6. (of an animal) To copulate with.
7. To marry; to match (a person).
8. To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
9. To fit (objects) together without space between.
10. To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.

1. The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
2. (by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.

1. To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
2. (by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.

1. To confuse; to confound.

1. The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea

1. An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.
2. A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.
3. A cup of this drink.

Latest crossword clues with full explanations

• without-a-mark-where-they-should-be-gained
• back-yard-fencing-weak-and-sagging
• stripping-off-uniform-love-holding-colonels-coat