Sternward Crossword Clue

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Sternward Crossword Answer

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(adverb)
1. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
(adjective)
1. (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail

Hint 2: Anagram

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

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (9/5/2026) Answers

Across

1. Often-torn knee part, for short

7. Door fastener

12. Hair claw, for one

14. Response to a vague threat

17. Coastal inlet

18. Citrusy garnish for a gold rush or brandy daisy

19. Applications

20. ___ salts

21. Gym unit

22. First-of-the-month payment

23. Wager

24. Lawn invaders

26. "Moonlight" actor Mahershala

27. ___ & Jerry's

28. Motion pictures, perhaps?

29. Three-ring bender

33. Yankees catcher known for his malapropisms

34. Snitch

36. Gullah spiritual song

37. Qatari banknotes

39. ___ Grant (need-based scholarship)

40. "___ a Bad Mama Jama"

42. "The Cask of Amontillado" author

43. Hawaiian garland

44. Spiny animal such as Knuckles

46. Early TV host and women's golf tournament founder

51. Yuletide carol

52. "Praying for that"

53. Abolitionist Julia Ward whose surname sounds like a question meaning "In what way?"

54. Artistically pruned plant

55. Pattie Gonia's artform

56. Game full of quick checks?

57. HS yearbook section

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1. Precision

2. Thorough examination

3. Adding excitement to

4. Early ISP

5. Complimentary admission

6. Entice

7. "I wasn't done!"

8. "How cute!"

9. Base known as the "hot corner"

10. Instances

11. Letters before ://

13. Annoyance

15. ___ Lobos (Chicano rock band)

16. Strand with a blizzard

23. 'Face the facts!'

25. English assignment

27. Springy sports figurine

28. Indian state hidden in "Here we go again"

30. Like a fast-motion video of a slow-motion subject

31. 401(k) alternatives

32. Magicians' ways out, perhaps

35. Titular battle between Jedi knights and identical troopers

37. Gradually withdraws

38. Landlubber's lack

41. They save the day

45. Like a hi-res broadcast

46. Mine!

47. Denny's competitor

48. Zero

49. Ice planet in “The Empire Strikes Back”

50. Fairy tale monster

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