| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| VANG | Rope used to stay a gaff: Naut. |
| vang | rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff |
| vangs | rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff |
| earing | rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail |
| FIDS | Pins used in rope splicing: Naut. |
