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adverb • at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane | ||||||||
| 28% | 7 | Term for sailors or sailors' food | ||||||
noun • A salt-water crocodile (or estuarine crocodile). • An ocean-going ship that enters the Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence Seaway. • The saltwater fluke or dab. | ||||||||
| 23% | 6 | New seat given to sailors behind | ||||||
adverb • stern foremost or backward • at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane • (of a ship or an airplane) behind | ||||||||
Sailors Behind Crossword Clue
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ABAFT which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ABAFT
Updated: October 11, 2023
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