Boats -- some cross less evasively on the way back Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VESSELS Boats -- some cross less evasively on the way back (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 12, 2023
6% AFT Back, on a boat (3)
6% STERNS Backs of boats (6) Eugene Sheffer Jan 16, 2026
6% ASTERN Toward the back of a boat (6) LA Times Daily Jan 5, 2026
6% ONSALE Less, in a way (6) LA Times Daily Dec 13, 2025
6% AVOIDANCE Evasion (9) Commuter Nov 1, 2025
5% IDLE Some paid less, disliking work (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Jan 30, 2026
5% DODGE Evasive maneuver (5) LA Times Daily Jan 23, 2026
5% MINUS Less (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 21, 2026
5% EEL As slippery as an ___ (evasive) (3)

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