Crew-necked shirt, informally

Once upon a time, there was a young man named Jack. Jack was a crew member on a ship, and he always wore the same kind of shirt. It was a plain white shirt with a round neck, or what is also known as a crew neck.

One day, Jack’s ship encountered a terrible storm, and amidst the chaos, Jack’s shirt got ripped. He desperately needed a new shirt, but there were none to be found on deck.

That’s when he spotted a small island in the distance. While his crewmates battled the storm, Jack bravely swam to the island.

Once there, he stumbled upon a group of friendly natives who welcomed him with open arms. The natives didn’t have any crew necked shirts, but they offered to give Jack a shirt that they wore for their traditional games. It was a short-sleeved shirt with a distinct shape – it was shaped like the letter T.

Jack was grateful for the shirt and wore it with pride. Eventually, when he returned to his ship, other crew members saw his shirt and asked him what it was called. And from then on, the shirt that began as an alternative for the crew-necked shirt became known as ‘T-Shirt‘.

And that’s how the crossword clue ‘Crew-necked shirt, informally’ is connected to its answer ‘TEE‘.