A forbidding way to move back at sea (6) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASTERN A forbidding way to move back at sea (6) (6)
7% FLAIL Move in a clumsy way (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 3, 2025
7% AGESAGO Way back when (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 3, 2025
7% BAN Prohibit or forbid (3)
7% EBB Flow back to sea (3) Universal Oct 1, 2025
7% EONSAGO Way, way back (7) Newsday Sep 19, 2025
7% RECEDE Move back (6) LA Times Daily Aug 3, 2025
6% INERT Not moving (5) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
6% AUSTERE Gold trees - terribly forbidding (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
6% PLIE Ballet move worked at when back gone (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 22, 2025
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