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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 | ||||||||
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noun • the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours • the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning • the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments • a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called verb • operate a dial to select a telephone number • choose by means of a dial | ||||||||
Train Set Ran Mainly Backwards Crossword Clue
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ASTERN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
ASTERN
Updated: October 14, 2023
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