"Hard ___!"

The answer

ALEE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALEE answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2010; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 1 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.

• STEELY (23 uses in xd)
• STONY (8 uses in xd)
• DIE (4 uses in xd)
• STERN (4 uses in xd)
• APORT (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for ALEE

Every other clue in this collection answered by ALEE, most used first.

• Away from the wind - used 282 times, most recently in 2026
• Sheltered - used 261 times, most recently in 2026
• Out of the wind - used 179 times, most recently in 2026
• Sheltered, at sea - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
• Toward shelter - used 127 times, most recently in 2019
• Nautical term. - used 125 times, most recently in 2011
• Downwind - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
• Not aweather - used 80 times, most recently in 2025
• On the sheltered side - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Opposite of aweather - used 77 times, most recently in 2020
• Nautical direction - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• On the safe side - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Helm position - used 48 times, most recently in 2016
• Nautical adverb - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Toward the sheltered side - used 46 times, most recently in 2024
• Out of the storm - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Aweather's opposite - used 38 times, most recently in 2024
• Protected from the wind - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Sheltered from the wind - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Nautical word - used 31 times, most recently in 2003
• To the sheltered side - used 31 times, most recently in 2014
• Protected, at sea - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Sheltered, nautically - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• On the safe side, at sea - used 27 times, most recently in 2023
• On the protected side - used 24 times, most recently in 2020
• Away from the storm - used 23 times, most recently in 2014
• On the calm side - used 23 times, most recently in 2019
• Nautical position - used 22 times, most recently in 2013
• Not windward - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
• On the quiet side - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Sailor's direction - used 19 times, most recently in 2021
• Windward's opposite - used 19 times, most recently in 2014
• Toward shelter, at sea - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Out of the weather - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
• To shelter - used 16 times, most recently in 2008
• Direction at sea - used 15 times, most recently in 2020
• On the safer side - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
• Away from the wind, nautically - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Nautical heading - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• On the sheltered side, at sea - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Protected, nautically - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Away from the breeze - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Away from the gusts - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
• Away from the wind, at sea - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Away from the weather - used 12 times, most recently in 2011
• Downwind, at sea - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• Downwind, nautically - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Protected, in a way - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Shelterward - used 12 times, most recently in 2006
• Safe, at sea - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Sheltered, on a ship - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Toward shelter, nautically - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Nautically sheltered - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• On the calmer side - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Opposite of windward - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
• Safe, on board - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Sailing term - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• "Hard ___!" (helm command) - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Helm heading - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• On the less windy side - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Sheltered, in a way - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Wheelhouse direction - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Away from the gale - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• "Hard ___!" (ship command) - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Out of the wind, nautically - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Protected - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Away from the sea wind - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Away from the wind, on a ship - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• "Hard ___!" (captain's order) - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Helm direction - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Mariner's direction - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• On the calmer side, at sea - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• On the quiet side, at sea - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Protected, on board - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Sailing direction - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Toward the protected side - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Toward the windless side - used 6 times, most recently in 2015

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