Toward sunrise
The crossword clue "Toward sunrise" is answered by EAST, a 4-letter entry. Used 89 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
EAST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EAST answer page.
Used 89 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for EAST
Every other clue in this pilot answered by EAST, most used first.
- Sunrise direction - used 256 times, most recently in 2026
- Right on the map - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
- Bridge position - used 121 times, most recently in 2025
- Vane direction - used 79 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Toward shelter - ALEE, used 127 times
- Toward the mouth - ORAD, used 117 times
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