The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word AFT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Toward the rear crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AFT | 59 % | 3 |
| ASTERN | 38 % | 6 |
| ABAFT | 3 % | 5 |
Why may AFT be the right solution?
"AFT" is a nautical term that means toward the rear of a ship or aircraft. In crossword puzzles, it is commonly used to indicate a direction or location behind a specific point on a vessel.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Toward the rear
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- back
- behind
- in back
- backward
- aback
- rear
- back end
- hinder
- posteriorly
- set back
- fro
- tail
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 ASTERN
- Behind a vessel
- Howard or Isaac?
- Behind, to Barnacle Bill
- Toward the rear
- Aft
- To the rear, to a rear admiral
- Back on the water
- At the ship's back
- Away from the bow
- Back in the Navy