In the distance

The answer to “In the distance” in the New York Times crossword is AFAR — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 26, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 85-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“In the distance” answer

AFAR (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is AFAR.

Why the answer is AFAR

A poetic way to describe something happening far away 🌄

What does AFAR mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of AFAR is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “In the distance” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

April 26, 2026 (most recent) → AFAR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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