The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SLOOP which also is the latest solution we found used in Washington Post in 2004.
Fore-and-after crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLOOP | 83 % | 5 |
| KETCH | 17 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fore-and-after
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- afterwards
- foreshow
- aforegoing
- be after
- aforesaid
- afters
- aftereffect
- afterward
- afterwords
- aforehand
- foreshock
- afore
Crossword Answer definitions
SLOOP noun- A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
- A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.
- A sloop-of-war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SLOOP
- Single-masted boat
- Single-masted vessel
- Vessel with one mast
- Dinghy alternative
- Single-masted ship
- One-master
- Sailing vessel
- John B, for one
- Cutter cousin
- 19th-century warship