Aft Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Thursday, January 11, 1996 · 44-Across
Appeared in 3 New York Times Crosswords between January 1995 and January 1996.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · January 11, 1996 · 44-Across · 6 letters
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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
adverb
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