In the distance
The crossword clue "In the distance" is answered by AFAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 181 times across 45 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 33 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
AFAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AFAR answer page.
Used 181 times across 45 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 33 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- FAR (5 uses in xd)
- YONDER (3 uses in xd)
- FAROFF (2 uses in xd)
- AMIE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AFAR
Every other clue in this pilot 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
- 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
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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