Crossword answer
KEEL
4 letters · Used for 19 different clues · 33 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 22, 2026
Letter pattern
KEEL
Clues that lead to KEEL
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Capsize4Evening StandardAug 22, 2026
Ship’s spine4Wall Street JournalAug 11, 2026
Ship stabilizer4LA TimesAug 9, 2026
Boat backbone4Wall Street JournalJul 17, 2026
Boat part4The IndependentMay 12, 2026
Fall (over)4Eugene ShefferMar 21, 2026
___-billed toucan, rainbow-colored bird which appears in "Rio" as Eva, Rafael's wife, voiced by Bebel Gilberto4Daily ThemedMar 20, 2026
Schooner's stabilizer4New York TimesFeb 12, 2026
Part of a ship that resembles a fin4New York TimesJun 28, 2025
Part of a ship4New York TimesJun 10, 2025
On the level, it's even4Evening StandardFeb 25, 2025
Nautical spine4NewsdayFeb 20, 2025
On an even __ (steady)4NewsdayFeb 4, 2025
Boat bottom4New York TimesJan 15, 2025
Collapse, with "over"4New York TimesJan 4, 2025
Ship's central structure4Daily ThemedDec 7, 2023
On an even ___ (well-balanced)4Daily ThemedOct 29, 2023
It keeps a boat afloat4Daily ThemedOct 10, 2022
Ship's structural support4Daily ThemedSep 7, 2021
About KEEL in crosswords
KEEL is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 33 times in our database across 19 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Capsize” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 22, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
SAGASuper-long story
MORE"That's not nearly enough!"
HOLAMexican greeting
LOOPAccumulate boomerangs in circle
TYPESort
AMEN"Could not agree more!"
NESTHome that's filled with twigs and tweets
PRAYPlead
WESTCompass point
NEXT____ of kin
SKINEpidermis
LEGSAn ant has six of them
MCCCNero’s 1,300
AVONRiver by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Every appearance of KEEL (33)
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Aug 22, 2026
Capsize · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Aug 11, 2026
Ship’s spine · Wall Street Journal · 15 Across
Aug 9, 2026
Ship stabilizer · LA Times · Down
Jul 17, 2026
Boat backbone · Wall Street Journal · 91 Down
May 12, 2026
Boat part · The Independent · 17 Down
Apr 10, 2026
Boat part · The Independent · 21 Across
Mar 21, 2026
Fall (over) · Eugene Sheffer · 39 Across
Feb 12, 2026
Schooner's stabilizer · New York Times · 65 Across
Jun 28, 2025
Part of a ship that resembles a fin · New York Times · 22 Across
Jun 10, 2025
Part of a ship · New York Times · 65 Across
Apr 15, 2025
Fall (over) · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Apr 5, 2025
Fall (over) · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Mar 30, 2025
Ship's spine · Newsday · Across
Feb 25, 2025
On the level, it's even · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Feb 20, 2025
Nautical spine · Newsday · Across
Feb 4, 2025
On an even __ (steady) · Newsday · Down
Jan 15, 2025
Boat bottom · New York Times · 18 Down
Jan 4, 2025
Collapse, with "over" · New York Times · 13 Down
Dec 12, 2024
Boat part · The Independent · 4 Down
Nov 14, 2024
Fall (over) · Eugene Sheffer · 53 Across
Sep 23, 2024
Fall (over) · Eugene Sheffer · 7 Across
Sep 9, 2024
Boat part · The Independent · 9 Across
Apr 13, 2024
Boat part · The Independent · 16 Down
Dec 7, 2023
Ship's central structure · Daily Themed · 41 Down
Oct 29, 2023
On an even ___ (well-balanced) · Daily Themed · 12 Down
May 10, 2023
Fall (over) · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across
Oct 10, 2022
It keeps a boat afloat · Daily Themed · 36 Across
May 17, 2022
Fall (over) · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Sep 7, 2021
Ship's structural support · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Jul 29, 2021
Capsize · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Mar 5, 2020
Fall (over) · Eugene Sheffer · 57 Across
Nov 22, 2018
On the level, it's even · Evening Standard · 13 Across