The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SHIPYARD
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More clues leading to the result SHIPYARD
- Carts pulled up filled with fruit in dock
- Craft I spy had first of repairs here?
- Shy pair nervous on date at first – this may help float their boat?
- Craft building here, one practically empty in London skyscraper
- Carts overturned carrying fruit for Harland & Wolff?
- Odd bits broken off simply held in fragment, where vessels built
- Trucks back round trendy place of craftwork?
- Junk shop?
- Send hauling cart up to the place where vessels are built
- Trendy to board low horse carts going north to the place where boats are built
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "place where vessels are built" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case place where vessels are built = shipyard.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 SHIPYARD mean?
SHIPYARD noun- A place where ships are built and repaired.