Back’s opposite Crossword Clue

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Back’s opposite Crossword Answer

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(adverb)
1. forward in time or order or degree
2. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth’ is obsolete)
(noun)
1. a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OPPOSITE (adverb)
1. directly facing each other
OPPOSITE (adjective)
1. characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
2. of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
OPPOSITE (noun)
1. a contestant that you are matched against
2. a relation of direct opposition
BACK (noun)
1. a support that you can lean against while sitting
2. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
BACK (verb)
1. give support or one’s approval to
2. establish as valid or genuine
BACK (adverb)
1. in or to or toward a past time
2. at or to or toward the back or rear
BACK (adjective)
1. located at or near the back of an animal
2. of an earlier date

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
FROTH

More WSJ Crossword (11/11/2025) Answers

Across

1. Off in the distance

5. It makes the cut

10. Chesapeake, e.g.

13. Prescription info

14. Sandwich with corned beef and sauerkraut

15. Soccer stadium shout

16. *Big attraction

18. Grassy field

19. Home of Cornell

20. Pieces that make diagonal moves

22. Home of the Hobbits

23. *Beamer from a Beemer

25. Military award

27. Bring home the bacon

28. Roman counterpart of 63-Across

31. Letters on the Thunderbirds’ planes

33. Most high schoolers

36. Org. for attorneys

37. *4 p.m., in Britain

39. Abel, to Adam

40. Ancient Incan capital

42. Stadium level

43. Aviation prefix

44. 'my bad'

46. Burger joint freebie

48. Revolve

51. Troll, often

55. Habitat with clear walls

56. “Measure for Measure” antagonist

57. "Sorta" suffix

58. Romantic restaurant reservation, and a hint to the starred answers

61. Luau garland

62. Misbehaving

63. Greek counterpart of 28-Across

64. Capitol Bldg. worker

65. School leaders

66. Sail supporter

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Down

1. With 7-Down, capital of Ethiopia

3. Japanese beer brand

4. Prepares, as leftovers

5. Ask earnestly

6. Hockey great Robitaille

7. See 1-Down

8. Mock

9. Goes over

10. Sauce made with ground beef

11. First Hebrew letter

12. Bakers supply

14. Messenger molecule

17. Slurpee alternative

21. Take on

23. Takes on with vigor

24. Great happiness

26. Scheduled to arrive

28. Cheese partner

29. ___ Dhabi

30. Extremely slight, as a margin

32. Evildoer

34. Negative conjunction

35. __-Caps (movie candy)

37. Best

38. Hosp. scan

41. Part of NFC

43. Garden spot for godparents, e.g.

45. Comparable to “a day in June,” in a James Russell Lowell poem

47. Cry of dismay

48. Flip decision?

49. What you may wish you could do to something disgusting

50. Astronomical shadow

52. Colorful aquarium fish

53. Cary of "The Princess Bride"

54. Henhouse feature

56. Toward the propellers, perhaps

59. PC linkup

60. Capt.'s underling

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