Away from the bow
The crossword clue "Away from the bow" is answered by ASTERN, a 6-letter entry. Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ASTERN
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASTERN answer page.
Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for ASTERN
Every other clue in this collection answered by ASTERN, most used first.
- Aft - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- To the rear - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Toward the rudder - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Backward - used 17 times, most recently in 2007
- Rearward - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Toward the rear - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Nautical direction - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
- Back in the Navy - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Abaft. - used 8 times, most recently in 2002
- Toward the wake - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Back at sea - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Behind a vessel - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
- Opposite of ahead - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Toward the back of a boat - used 6 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.
- Wears away - ERODES, used 114 times
- In the thick of - AMIDST, used 91 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
- On the beach - ASHORE, used 74 times
- On the go - ACTIVE, used 73 times
- Get away - ESCAPE, used 66 times
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