A long way off
The crossword clue "A long way off" is answered by AFAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 71 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
AFAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AFAR answer page.
Used 71 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 14 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.
- FAR (21 uses in xd)
Other clues for AFAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by AFAR, most used first.
- At a distance - used 294 times, most recently in 2026
- Way off - used 229 times, most recently in 2026
- Miles away - used 210 times, most recently in 2026
- In the distance - used 181 times, most recently in 2026
- Off in the distance - used 130 times, most recently in 2026
- From a distance - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
- Way out there - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Miles off - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
- Worship from ___ - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
- Way, way off - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Somewhere out there - used 50 times, most recently in 2015
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Give off - EMIT, used 874 times
- Long story - SAGA, used 247 times
- It's a long story - SAGA, used 161 times
- Give off, as light - EMIT, used 122 times
- Before long - SOON, used 120 times
- Long skirt - MAXI, used 117 times
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