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The Clue
"Hard ___" (ship command) (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ALEE
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Notes
The answer ALEE is very common and appears about once every 25 puzzles.
Related Clues
"Hard ___!"
Sheltered
Away from aweather
Away from the wind
Helm position
Helmsman's call
Nautical command
Nautical direction
Nautical position
Nautical term
Not aweather
Not windward
Opposed to aweather
Out of the wind
Protected from the wind
On the safe side?
Sheltered at sea
Sheltered, at sea
On the sheltered side
To the sheltered side
Skipper's command
Tar's direction
Term at sea
Toward safety
Toward shelter
Wheelhouse direction
On the captain's good side?
On the safer side at sea
Toward the sheltered side
Way to direct a helm
Definition
ALEE as an adverb:
1. on or toward the lee; "put the helm alee"