Toward the stern
The crossword clue "Toward the stern" is answered by AFT, a 3-letter entry. Used 153 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
AFT
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AFT answer page.
Used 153 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 22 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.
- ABAFT (46 uses in xd)
- AREAR (6 uses in xd)
- REARWARD (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AFT
Every other clue in this pilot answered by AFT, most used first.
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