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The Clue
Protected (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ALEE
Tags
Notes
The answer ALEE is very common and appears about once every 25 puzzles.
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Downwind
"Hard ___!"
Hard ___
Sheltered
Away from the gales
Away from the gusts
Away from the storm
Away from the wind
Aweather's opposite
Direction at sea
Downwind, to a sailor
Downwind, at sea
Helm position
Nautical direction
Nautical position
Nautical term
Not aweather
Not windward
Opposite of aweather
Opposite of windward
Out of the wind
On the protected side
Protected from the wind
On the safe side
Sailor's word
Sea position
To shelter, at sea
Sheltered, nautically
Sheltered on the Sargasso
Sheltered, at sea
On the sheltered side
To the sheltered side
Toward shelter
Wind-sheltered
Wind-shielded
Windward's opposite
Like one side of a ship
Out of harm's way
Toward shelter, at sea
Toward the sheltered side
One way to orient a boat
One way to put the helm
Definition
ALEE as an adverb:
1. on or toward the lee; "put the helm alee"