The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word BOUSTROPHEDON which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2018.
Ancient text written in alternating directions, later suggested by 21, 37 and 48 Across crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
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BOUSTROPHEDON | 100 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ancient text written in alternating directions, later suggested by 21, 37 and 48 Across
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rule
- boustrophedon
- postdate
- era
- rubric
- head
- annotate
- order
- above
- mark
- censor
- figure
Crossword Answer definitions
BOUSTROPHEDON noun- (of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
- (of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
- Changing direction, going back and forth.
- (of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
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