Astern. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Astern featured in Eugene Sheffer puzzle on September 4, 2025. We have found 28 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AFT.

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Crossword Answer For Astern:

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4 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
AFT Astern (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 4, 2025
REARWARD Astern (8)
ABAFT Astern (5)
BAFT Astern. (4)

24 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
32% REAR Toward the ___; astern (4)
28% RAFT It floats right astern (4)
28% ARTHURTAFT Paintings damaged astern? (10)
28% AFTERDECKS Areas astern, on ships. (10)
25% EAST Direction in line astern (4) (4)
25% AT THE REAR A sailor attending to cut astern (11)
25% DISASTER Blow from behind is astern (8) The Telegraph Cryptic May 9, 2019
25% HASTE Speed maintained by launch astern (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 2, 2015
24% PAST The ship astern has a history! (4) (4)
22% CRAFT Ship caught, run astern (5) (5)

Clues for The Eugene Sheffer Puzzle on September 4, 2025

Astern. Crossword Clue
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In nautical terms, "astern" means behind a ship. "Aft" is a direction on a ship meaning towards the back. So, "astern" and "aft" both refer to the rear part of a vessel, making "AFT" the fitting answer to this clue.