NZ union man missing every line once behind

The answer to “NZ union man missing every line once behind” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is ABACK — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 29, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 11-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.

“NZ union man missing every line once behind” answer

ABACK (5 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 ABACK.

Why the answer is ABACK

For the positional sense, think of being behind, while the wordplay disguises a New Zealand union figure 🔙

What does ABACK mean?

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

When else has “NZ union man missing every line once behind” appeared?

The Times Cryptic 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.

August 29, 2026 (most recent) → ABACK. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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