Toward the rudder
The crossword clue "Toward the rudder" is answered by AFT, a 3-letter entry. Used 46 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AFT
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AFT answer page.
Used 46 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. 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.
- ASTERN (18 uses in xd)
- ABAFT (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for AFT
Every other clue in this collection answered by AFT, most used first.
- Toward the stern - used 153 times, most recently in 2026
- Sternward - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
- Astern - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Back at sea - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- In the past - AGO, used 1,064 times
- In the style of - ALA, used 784 times
- Under the weather - ILL, used 536 times
- "___ the season ..." - TIS, used 398 times
- To the ___ degree - NTH, used 389 times
- In the manner of - ALA, used 367 times
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