The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word PRE , but the solution may also be PRE- which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Ante- crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRE | 52 % | 3 |
| PAYUP | 9 % | 5 |
| PAYIN | 9 % | 5 |
| BET | 9 % | 3 |
| STAKE | 6 % | 5 |
| BUYINFORAHAND | 3 % | 13 |
| PUTIN | 3 % | 5 |
| PONYUP | 3 % | 6 |
| NEATARRANGEMENT | 3 % | 15 |
| PRE- | 3 % | 4 |
Why may PRE be the right solution?
The answer to "Ante-" is "PRE-" because "ante-" is a prefix that means "before" or "prior to," and "PRE-" is a common prefix that has the same meaning.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ante-
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- front
- preceding
- antecedent
- advance
- outset
- auction
- cost
- first
- previous
- mise
- former
- prior
Crossword Answer definitions
PRE preposition- Before (something significant).
- Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate.
- To precum, to pre-ejaculate.
- A preparty.
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 PRE
- Amble start
- Judicial start?
- Historic introduction?
- Historic starter
- Law or school lead-in
- Post opposite
- Post's opposite
- __-op
- Prefix for vent or sent
- Season lead-in
More clues leading to the result PAYUP
- Settle
- Settle one's debts
- Remit
- Take care of the bill
- "Fork over the money!"
- Settle a tab
- Shylock's threat
- Settle, as a debt
- Settle a debt
- "Fork it over!"
More clues leading to the result PAYIN
- Add to one's 401(k)
- Ante up
- Ante
- Contribute
- Contribute, as to an account
- Add, as to one's IRA
- Contribute, as to a kitty
- Deposit
- Bank deposit, e.g.
- Contribute, as to a fund
More clues leading to the result BET
- Gamble
- Play the point spread
- Play the ponies
- Take the odds
- Wager
- Ante matter
- Put up
- Stake money on
- Play the slots
- Action at a sportsbook
More clues leading to the result STAKE
- Tent peg
- Tent holder
- Vampire slayer
- Bet
- Personal involvement
- Tent need
- Financial interest
- It's driven into a camp ground
- Vampire hunter's weapon
- Dracula's heartfelt dread
More clues leading to the result BUYINFORAHAND
More clues leading to the result PUTIN
- Spend, as time
- Ante
- Totalitarian-ish Russian president Vladimir
- Yeltsin's successor
- World leader who is a judo master
- World leader who's an expert at judo
- Ask, as for a raise
- Medvedev cohort
- Yeltsin successor
- Plant, as a crop
More clues leading to the result PONYUP
- Pay what's due
- Settle a debt
- Fork over what's due
- Pay
- Fork over.
- Pay: Slang.
- Pay, in a way.
- Ante
- Settle, in a way
- Give, but reluctantly