Backward swimmer, on occasion Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Backward swimmer, on occasion featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on March 19, 2026. We have found 40 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 EEL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EEL Backward swimmer, on occasion (3) Wall Street Journal Mar 19, 2026
6% EELS Slippery swimmers (4) Newsday Mar 19, 2026
6% NONCE Present occasion (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 14, 2026
6% APT Right for the occasion (3) Commuter Mar 10, 2026
6% AFFAIR Just with a female on occasion (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 10, 2026
6% EEW "Wee" backward (3)
6% ADAM Swimmer Peaty (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 7, 2026
6% REGATTA Boating occasion (7) (7) Puzzler Mar 6, 2026
6% LAP Swimmer's unit (3)
6% EVENT Noteworthy occasion (5) Newsday Feb 8, 2026

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