| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SKIPPER | Sea captain | |
| AHAB | Moby-Dick sea captain | |
| SEA CAPTAIN | The captain of a vessel that sails upon the sea. | |
| BLUFF | Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain. |