Fore's opposite, on a ship — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 23 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
AFT
3 letters
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Near the rear end of a ship
AFT
3
Nautical direction
AFT
3
Nautical "back" (anagram of "fat")
AFT
3
Back, on a boat (anagram of "fat")
AFT
3
Back, on a boat
AFT
3
Back, on a boat
AFT
3
To the rear, at sea
AFT
3
Back, on a boat
AFT
3
Toward the rear of a ship
AFT
3
Back, on a boat
AFT
3
"Back," to a sailor
AFT
3
Towards the back, on a ship
AFT
3
Leo Tolstoy's "___ and Peace"
WAR
3
Seashell seller in a tongue twister
SHE
3
___ lime pie
KEY
3
Gradation of color (rhymes with "due")
HUE
3
Tic ___ (mint)
TAC
3
Ginger ___ (soft drink)
ALE
3
They end on December 31st, for short
YRS
3
Georgia's capital, for short
ATL
3
Arson investigating agency (anagram of "fat"): Abbr.
ATF
3
"Trick or ___?" (question from one in a Halloween costume)
TREAT
5
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