The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PRECEDING which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2010.
Coming before crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| PRECEDING | 33 % | 9 | 
| PRE | 33 % | 3 | 
| ERE | 33 % | 3 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Coming before
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- come before
- preceding
- beforehand
- prior to
- preempting
- aforehand
- coming up
- ahead of
- anteceding
- aforegoing
- beforetime
- preceded
Crossword Answer definitions
PRECEDING verb- To go before, go in front of.
- To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
- To have higher rank than (someone or something else).
- Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
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- 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