Primarily river-based athlete, one going backwards? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Primarily river-based athlete, one going backwards? featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on November 26, 2025. 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 OAR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OAR Primarily river-based athlete, one going backwards? (3) The Times Cryptic Nov 26, 2025
5% EBBS Backward flows (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 26, 2025
5% PRO Paid athlete (3) Commuter Nov 25, 2025
5% RETROGRADE Backward (10) (10) The Guardian Quick Nov 24, 2025
5% TERP UMD athlete (4) The Atlantic Nov 23, 2025
5% TROJAN USC athlete (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 18, 2025
5% STOPWATCH Athlete's timer? (9) The Telegraph Quick Nov 16, 2025
5% OVER Bend ___ backward (4) Universal Nov 11, 2025
5% TIGER Princeton athlete (5) LA Times Daily Nov 11, 2025
5% SHORTSTOP One who's off-base? (9) New York Times Nov 8, 2025

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