The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word AFT , but the solution may also be AREAR which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).
To the stern crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AFT | 50 % | 3 |
| AREAR | 33 % | 5 |
| ABAFT | 17 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: To the stern
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- astern
- aft
- austere
- back
- behind
- dour
- grim
- hard
- harsh
- rear
- severe
- stem
Crossword Answer definitions
AFT noun- The stern portion of a vessel.
- Located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
- At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
- The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
- The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.
- A party or social event held in the afternoon.
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 AFT
- Sternward
- Rudder location
- Early P.M.
- Eve. preceder
- Swabbie's rear
- Towards the stern
- Tail gunner's position in a plane
- Ship direction
- Not fore
- Back on a plane
More clues leading to the result AREAR
- Toward the back
- "It ain't got a backseat or ___ window" ("Surf City" lyric)
- Sternward
- Toward the stern
- In the back
- Backward, shipwise
- To the back
- In the back.
- In the rear.
- Back of the front line.