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 LA Times in 2024.
Toward 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 | 64 % | 3 |
| ABAFT | 33 % | 5 |
| AREAR | 3 % | 5 |
Why may AFT be the right solution?
"AFT" is a nautical term meaning toward the back end of a ship or boat. The stern is the back end of a ship or boat, so "toward the stern" can be described as "AFT".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Toward the stern
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- aft
- after
- abaft
- aftward
- astern
- sternward
- amidships
- port
- ports
- afta
- back
- behind
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 ABAFT
- Toward the stern
- To the back of
- Sternward
- Toward a boat's wake
- Behind, nautically
- Back at sea
- Not forward, to a salt
- Sailor's back?
- Toward the ship's rear
- Near the back, nautically