Starts as flotilla turns behind the ship (3) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AFT Starts as flotilla turns behind the ship (3) (3)
6% LATE Behind (4) New York Times Nov 1, 2025
6% OWES Is behind (4) New York Times Oct 28, 2025
6% PLATEAU Turned up, squeezing in behind a table (7) The Times Cryptic Sep 24, 2025
6% ARMADA A drama about flotilla (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Aug 16, 2025
6% ARGOSY Flotilla of merchant ships (6) New York Times May 19, 2019
5% LAG Trail behind (3) LA Times Daily Nov 20, 2025
5% BETTERDAYS Turns on (10) New York Times Nov 20, 2025
5% SHE That ship (3) The Washington Post Mini Nov 17, 2025
5% BECOMES Turns into (7) USA Today Nov 17, 2025
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