The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AETHER , but the solution may also be WATER which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Ancient element crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AETHER | 33 % | 6 |
| WATER | 33 % | 5 |
| AIR | 33 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ancient element
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- relic
- antiquity
- quintessence
- ether
- skene
- elemental
- empyrean
- fire
- hieroglyph
- long
- orb
- reed
Crossword Answer definitions
AETHER noun- The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities.
- Often as aether and more fully as luminiferous aether: a substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space that allowed electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy; its existence was disproved by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment and the theory of relativity propounded by Albert Einstein (1879–1955).
- The atmosphere or space as a medium for broadcasting radio and television signals; also, a notional space through which Internet and other digital communications take place; cyberspace.
- A particular quality created by or surrounding an object, person, or place; an atmosphere, an aura.
- Diethyl ether (C4H10O), an organic compound with a sweet odour used in the past as an anaesthetic.
- Any of a class of organic compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result AETHER
- What Olympians breathed
- Air of the Olympian gods
- Upper regions of space: Var.
- Heavens; clear sky: Var.
- Greek god of the upper air
- Heavens: Var.
- Material beyond the terrestrial plane, in medieval science
- The heavens
- Ancient element
More clues leading to the result WATER
- Bather's need
- Marathon handout
- No-cal drink
- Monthly utility
- Take care of the plants
- Well content?
- What ten theme answers contain
- Aquarium contents
- The theme of this puzzle
- Homeowner's monthly expense