Three Sheets To The Wind NYT Crossword Clue Puzzle Answer from July 09, 2024
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Updated Jul 09, 2024
Three Sheets To The Wind NYT Crossword Clue Answer
Let’s find the answers to Three Sheets To The Wind NYT for the July 09, 2024 edition of NYT crossword puzzle. Answer Contains 6 letters. Start with S and end with D, and the possible solutions are SERVED, SHARED, SOUSED.
Here is the right answer to the crossword clue Three Sheets To The Wind NYT featured in the NYT puzzle. The correct answer to this clue is SOUSED.
"Three Sheets To The Wind" is answered by "SOUSED." The phrase "three sheets to the wind" is a nautical idiom meaning very drunk. It originates from the terminology of sailing, where "sheets" refer to the ropes controlling the sails.
If three sheets are loose and flapping in the wind, the sailboat would lurch about uncontrollably, much like a person staggering due to intoxication. "Soused" is a colloquial term for being drunk, aptly capturing the state described by the idiom. In the context of the crossword clue, "SOUSED" perfectly encapsulates the meaning of being heavily intoxicated, drawing a vivid parallel to the original nautical imagery.
This clue last seen in NYT Crossword Puzzle on July 09, 2024. You can also get all other NYT hints and answers here.
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