Ship poles

Latest answer — August 15, 2026

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SPARS are the poles and other structural supports used to carry sails and rigging on a ship. The plural answer matches “poles.”

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Definition
A sailing ship with wooden spars supporting its rigging.

Thomas Joseph Crossword

This clue's Saturday, August 15, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Insensitive
  2. 6Spills the beans
  3. 11Send in
  4. 12Hawkeye
  5. 13Spanish resort isle
  6. 14Japanese port
  7. 15Runway workers
  8. 17Frat party sight
  9. 18Dawn goddess
  10. 19Sheens
  11. 22Lawyer: Abbr.
  12. 23Cuzco builders
  13. 24Spoil
  14. 25Italian sausage additive
  15. 27Price setting
  16. 30Reading
  17. 31Swearing-in vow
  18. 32Dress line
  19. 33Millionth of a meter
  20. 35Visitor from afar
  21. 38Midwest airport
  22. 39Reason
  23. 40Frisco footballer
  24. 41Put up
  25. 42Ship poles

Down

  1. 1Black Sea peninsula
  2. 2Fresh start, as of a movie series
  3. 3In the thick of
  4. 4Shoebox number
  5. 5Mares’ mates
  6. 6Life story
  7. 7-- Alamos
  8. 8Come to
  9. 9Patisserie workers
  10. 10Unexpected problems
  11. 16Ray
  12. 20Long-necked onions
  13. 21Small bit
  14. 24Safari sight
  15. 25Tentative inquiry
  16. 26Weasel’s kin
  17. 27Albania’s capital
  18. 28Devotee
  19. 29Dead ducks
  20. 30Aspect
  21. 34China flaw
  22. 36PC key
  23. 37Pay stub line

The answer to “Ship poles” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is SPARS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 15, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 42-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Ship poles” answer

SPARS (5 letters)

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What does SPARS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of SPARS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(verb)

  • make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training
  • (of a gamecock) fight with the feet or spurs

When else has “Ship poles” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 15, 2026 (most recent) → SPARS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Ship poles”?

The answer is SPARS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 15, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Ship poles”?

5 letters: SPARS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 15, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 42-Across.

Can “Ship poles” have a different answer?

Yes — Thomas Joseph sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Thomas Joseph answers?

The full grid for August 15, 2026 is on the Thomas Joseph answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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