Near the rear end of a ship — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 6 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
AFT
3 letters
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Fore's opposite, on 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
"Let's ___ up early tomorrow" (get up in the morning)
WAKE
4
"Humpty Dumpty ___ on a Wall" (nursery rhyme)
SAT
3
Letters on a beachgoer's lotion
SPF
3
"___ Brockovich," movie starring Julia Roberts
ERIN
4
"Petal" singer Grande, to her fans
ARI
3
Mai ___ (sweet cocktail)
TAI
3
"___ Poets Society" (1989 Robin Williams film)
DEAD
4
Meryl Streep's "Mamma ___!"
MIA
3
"To ___ is human, to forgive divine"
ERR
3
Rubbery end of a pencil
ERASER
6
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