Vane direction
The crossword clue "Vane direction" is answered by EAST, a 4-letter entry. Used 79 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 7 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 79 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 7 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.
- WEST (5 uses in xd)
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
- Toward sunrise - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
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.
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- At any time - EVER, used 696 times
- Therefore - ERGO, used 684 times
- Gaelic - ERSE, used 679 times
- Raison d'___ - ETRE, used 658 times
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