Toward the stern
The crossword clue "Toward the stern" is answered by ABAFT, a 5-letter entry. Used 46 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ABAFT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABAFT answer page.
Used 46 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- REARWARD (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ABAFT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABAFT, most used first.
- Sternward - used 27 times, most recently in 2017
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