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The answer

SSE

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SSE answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SSE

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

• U-turn from NNW - used 181 times, most recently in 2026
• Compass dir. - used 161 times, most recently in 2026
• Compass point. - used 160 times, most recently in 2024
• Opposite of NNW - used 155 times, most recently in 2026
• Compass pt. - used 89 times, most recently in 2025
• Away from NNW - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
• Wind dir. - used 69 times, most recently in 2019
• Vane dir. - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• Direction opposite NNW - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• NNW's opposite - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Compass reading - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Direction. - used 33 times, most recently in 1979
• NNW opposite - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Dallas-to-Houston dir. - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Toronto-to-D.C. dir. - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Atlanta-to-Miami dir. - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• GPS reading - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Orlando-to-Miami dir. - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Chicago-to-Miami dir. - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• GPS heading - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• 180 degrees from NNW - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Chicago-to-Atlanta dir. - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
• 180° from NNW - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Atlanta-to-Tampa dir. - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Memphis-to-Mobile dir. - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• Opposite NNW - used 15 times, most recently in 2020
• Wind direction - used 15 times, most recently in 2001
• Dir. opposite NNW - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Buffalo-to-Baltimore dir. - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Not quite S - used 13 times, most recently in 2012
• Compass direction - used 12 times, most recently in 1999
• Direction away from NNW - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Pilot's dir. - used 12 times, most recently in 2010
• Charlotte-to-Charleston dir. - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• Mariner's dir. - used 11 times, most recently in 2012
• Opp. of NNW - used 11 times, most recently in 2007
• Reno-to-L.A. dir. - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Reverse of NNW - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Seattle-to-Phoenix dir. - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• SFO-to-LAX heading - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• 157.5 degrees from N - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Chicago-to-Tampa dir. - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Flagstaff-to-Tucson dir. - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Florence-to-Rome dir. - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Fresno-to-L.A. dir. - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Jacksonville-to-Miami dir. - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Pilot's heading - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
• Cleveland-to-Akron dir. - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Compass heading - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Needle point? - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Point opposite NNW - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Reno-to-Las Vegas dir. - used 8 times, most recently in 1993
• Vancouver-to-Seattle dir. - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Vane reading - used 8 times, most recently in 1992
• Boulder-to-Pueblo dir. - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• NYC-to-St. Croix heading - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Seattle-to-Reno dir. - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Toledo-to-Columbus dir. - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Weather-report abbr. - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Almost S - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Boston-to-Nantucket dir. - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Capt.'s heading - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Chicago-to-Indianapolis dir. - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Compass letters - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Helm dir. - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Iceland-to-Ireland dir. - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Lubbock-to-Laredo dir. - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Map dir. - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Montreal-to-Boston dir. - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Salem-to-Reno dir. - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• St. Paul-to-St. Louis dir. - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Toronto-to-D.C. heading - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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• Steal from - ROB, used 169 times
• Away from WSW - ENE, used 155 times
• Play about Capote - TRU, used 111 times

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