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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
AFT Toward the stern (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 23, 2025
ABAFT Toward the stern (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 8, 2020
AREAR Toward the stern (5) LA Times Daily Dec 24, 2015

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24% RAFT Right towards the stern it might be found at sea (4) (4)
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3% ISAAC Violinist Stern (5) USA Today Jan 5, 2026
3% EAST Toward sunrise (4) Newsday Jan 5, 2026
3% ASTERN Toward the back of a boat (6) LA Times Daily Jan 5, 2026
3% ALIST A leaning towards celebrities (1-4) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
3% PRETTY Teacher's stern in secondary somewhat (6) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 2, 2026
3% SURF Ride on a wave towards the shore (4) (4) Mirror Classic Jan 2, 2026

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